Otto Gilbert

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Otto Gilbert

Otto Gilbert (born September 25, 1839 in Rätzlingen , † June 23, 1911 in Goslar ) was a German librarian and ancient historian .

Life

Gilbert studied from 1859 to 1866 theology, philosophy and history and received his doctorate in 1867 in Marburg to Dr. phil. In Göttingen he became a member of the Corps Hildeso-Guestphalia in 1864 . He began his professional career as a high school teacher in Hameln . He later joined the library service and became assistant and curator of the Göttingen university library . In 1876 he received his habilitation for ancient history at the University of Göttingen and was appointed associate professor in 1884 . In 1886 he took over the management of the Greifswald University Library as director . In 1899 he retired. On the occasion of his retirement he was given the character of a secret government councilor .

Publications (in selection)

  • Ea quae Demosthenes et Aeschines in orationibus de falsa legatione habitis de tempore primae et secundae ad Philippum legationis narrant num inter se consentiant quaeritur . Diss. Phil. Marburg 1867.
  • The festival of the Attic Dionysia . Goettingen 1872.
  • The speech of Demosthenes peri parapresbeias . Berlin 1873.
  • Rome and Carthage in their mutual relations 513-536 uc (241-218 BC) . Leipzig 1876.
  • Ancient history and topography of the city of Rome . 3 volumes, Leipzig 1883–1890.
  • The capacity of the magazine of the Greifswald University Library . In: Zentralblatt für Bibliothekswesen , Vol. 9 (1892), pp. 317–334 ( online ).
  • Greek doctrine of gods presented in their main features. Leipzig 1898.
  • The meteorological theories of ancient Greece . Leipzig 1907.
  • Greek philosophy of religion. Leipzig 1911.

literature

Web links

Wikisource: Otto Gilbert  - Sources and full texts

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Kösener Corps Lists 1910, 77/100.
  2. ^ Centralblatt für Bibliothekswesen , Vol. 16, p. 436
personal data
SURNAME Gilbert, Otto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German librarian and classical scholar
DATE OF BIRTH September 25, 1839
PLACE OF BIRTH Rätzlingen
DATE OF DEATH June 23, 1911
Place of death Goslar