Michael Petschenig
Michael Petschenig (born September 1, 1845 in Großedling near Wolfsberg (Carinthia) ; † June 17, 1923 in Vienna ) was an Austrian classical philologist.
life and work
Michael Petschenig studied classical philology , German studies and philosophy at the University of Graz from 1864 to 1868 . He became active in Corps Gothia I in Graz in 1864; the Innsbruck Corps Rhaetia awarded him membership in 1914. After the teaching examination in Latin and Greek (1869), he worked from 1870 as a supplement (assistant teacher) at the State High School in Trieste. After stints in Leoben and Klagenfurt (from 1871) he went to the 2nd State High School in Graz as a professor in 1873. In addition to his teaching activities, he was also active in academia. In 1876 he was awarded a Dr. phil. doctorate , in 1882 he completed his habilitation there. He returned the venia legendi in 1886 because it became apparent that he would not find a way into an academic career. In 1904 Petschenig was appointed a councilor.
Petschenig came out particularly with publications on late Latin . On behalf of the Imperial Academy of Sciences in Vienna , he published several text editions by Latin church fathers (in the series Corpus Scriptorum Ecclesiasticorum Latinorum ), with which he laid the foundation for the scientific study of these authors. Among them were the writings of Victor von Vita , Gorippus , Johannes Cassianus , Paulinus von Petricordia and Aurelius Augustinus . He also made important contributions to the ancient Horace commentaries and the Historia Augusta .
Petschenig is best known as the editor of the Latin dictionary by Joseph Maria Stowasser . In 1913 he published an abridged version of the lexicon under the title Der kleine Stowasser . Since then , the Stowasser has been used in this form by Latin learners in schools and universities.
Fonts
- Critical trifles : 1. On the poems Liber Salmasianus. 2. Pomponius Porphyrion's commentary on Horace. Dissertation, University of Graz, 1875 (handwritten)
- To the scholiasts of Horace . Graz 1873 (school program)
- Victoris Vitensis historia persecutionis Africanae provinciae . Vienna 1881 (CSEL 7)
- Q. Horati Flacci carmina scholarum in usum edidit . Prague / Leipzig 1883
- On the criticism of the Scriptores historiae Augustae . Graz 1885 (school program)
- Flavii Cresconii Corippi Africani grammatici quae supersunt . Berlin 1886
- Iohannis Cassiani opera: Conlationes XXIV . Vienna 1886 (CSEL 13)
- Iohannis Cassiani opera: de institutis coenobiorum . Vienna 1888 (CSEL 17)
- Paulini Petricordiae quae supersunt . Vienna 1888 (CSEL 16)
- S. Aureli Augustini Opera. Sectio 7. P. 1: Scripta contra Donatistas . Vienna 1908 (CSEL 51)
- S. Aureli Augustini Opera. Sectio 7. P. 2: Scripta contra Donatistas . Vienna 1909 (CSEL 52)
- S. Aureli Augustini Opera. Sectio 7. P. 3: Scripta contra Donatistas . Vienna 1910 (CSEL 53)
literature
- Kurt Smolak : Petschenig, Michael. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 8, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1983, ISBN 3-7001-0187-2 , p. 10.
Web links
- Literature by Michael Petschenig in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kösener Corpslisten 1960, 74 , 160
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Petschenig, Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian classical philologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 1, 1845 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Großedling near Wolfsberg (Carinthia) |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 17, 1923 |
| Place of death | Vienna |