Oscar William Reinmuth

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Oscar William Reinmuth (born October 11, 1900 in St. Louis , † October 17, 1984 in Austin ) was an American epigraphist .

Life

Oscar William Reinmuth studied Classical Philology and Archeology at Clinton College , where he received his bachelor's degree in 1921 . He then deepened his studies at the University of Chicago (1921/22) and taught at a junior college in Alberta ( Canada ), where he headed the Department of Languages ​​and was elected Vice President in 1924. In 1927 he went to the University of Nebraska , where he obtained his master's degree in 1928 and then worked as a lecturer in classical philology. In 1930 he moved to Princeton University for a year , where he received his Ph. D. in 1931 . He then returned to the University of Nebraska as Assistant Professor of Classics, where he rose to Associate Professor and Acting Chair over the next few years.

In 1937 Reinmuth went to the University of Oklahoma as Professor of Classics , and in 1941 at the University of Texas at Austin in the same position . He took part in the Second World War from 1943 as a captain, later as a lieutenant colonel. Because of his excellent knowledge of German, he was commissioned to help reopen the German universities and to find suitable people for the military government. After returning to the United States, he continued to teach in Austin. 1948 appointed him University of Louisville to Litt. D. From 1951 to 1952, the Fulbright program enabled him to do research abroad. After his retirement (1971), he went to the American School of Classical Studies at Athens as a visiting professor for one year , where he also joined the governing body.

Reinmuth's research focused on epigraphy and prosopography . His doctoral thesis (1931) dealt with the Roman prefects of Egypt from Augustus to Diocletian and appeared in 1935 as Klio supplement No. 34. He published further studies, especially on the Attic Ephebe , in various journals. He also wrote articles for the real encyclopedia of classical antiquity (RE) on ostracism (published 1942) and the prefects of Egypt (written 1942, published 1954).

Fonts (selection)

  • The Foreigners in the Athenian Ephebia . Lincoln 1929 ( University of Nebraska studies in language, literature, and criticism 9)
  • The Prefect of Egypt from Augustus to Diocletian . Leipzig 1935 ( Klio supplements 34). Reprints Aalen 1963, 1979
  • The Ephebic Inscriptions of the Fourth Century B. C. Leiden 1971 ( Mnemosyne Supplement 14)

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