Oswald Wolff
Johannes Oswald Wolff (born April 11, 1855 in Nordhausen ; † after 1906) was a German high school teacher and classical philologist .
After attending grammar school in Wittenberg, Oswald Wolff studied classical philology at the University of Leipzig from 1874 to 1879 under Justus Hermann Lipsius , where he also received his doctorate in 1884 . In 1879 he passed the state examination and then became a provisional, later permanent senior teacher at the Progymnasium in Meißen . Easter 1885 he became a teacher at the grammar school in Chemnitz . Like numerous other high school teachers, he wrote articles for Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher's Detailed Lexicon of Greek and Roman Mythology .
Publications (selection)
- Quaestiones iophonteae . Meissen 1882 ( digitized version ).
- De Jophonte poeta tragico . Leipzig 1884 (= dissertation).
- Polynices. A contribution to the Theban legend . Chemnitz 1906 ( digitized version ).
literature
- Franz Kössler: Personal dictionary of teachers of the 19th century: Waag-Wytzes . Giessen 2007.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wolff, Oswald |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wolff, Johannes Oswald (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German high school teacher and classical philologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 11, 1855 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nordhausen |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th century |