Peter Corssen

Peter Corssen (born January 8, 1856 in Oldenburg , † May 28, 1928 in Berlin ) was a German classical philologist and high school teacher.

Peter Corssen, the son of the palace administrator Wilhelm Corssen, attended the Grand Ducal Gymnasium in Eutin and studied Classical Philology and History from 1874, initially for three semesters at the University of Leipzig and one semester in Berlin , from 1876 in Bonn , where he was particularly focused on Franz Bücheler and Hermann Usener influenced. From the winter semester 1876/77 to the summer semester 1878 Corssen belonged to the Bonner Kreis and the Philological Association. His dissertation, with which he became Dr. phil. his doctorate was dedicated to Bücheler and Usener. On July 26, 1879, he passed the teaching examination in Greek and Latin (for all classes) as well as history and geography (for lower level II).

From September 1879 to Easter 1881 Corssen lived as a private tutor in Naples , where he deepened his scientific work. After a research trip to Paris financed by the Ministry of Culture, he entered the school service on October 1, 1882 as a trial candidate at the grammar school in Eutin. Before the end of the probationary year, on April 1, 1883, he was employed as a regular assistant teacher at the Mariengymnasium in Jever . On January 15, 1884 he was appointed full high school teacher there. From October 1, 1886 to March 31, 1888, he took leave to study manuscripts in libraries at home and abroad with the support of the Ministry of Culture.

On April 1, 1891, Corssen moved to the Prinz-Heinrichs-Gymnasium in Schöneberg near Berlin as a senior teacher , and on October 1, 1898 to the Bismarck-Gymnasium in Berlin-Wilmersdorf . On February 14, 1905, he was appointed high school professor. In the same year he received half a travel grant from the German Archaeological Institute , which enabled him to do further research abroad. On November 24, 1913 Corssen was awarded the Red Eagle Order, 4th class . He retired on April 1, 1921.

In addition to school, Corssen was engaged in scientific studies on the New Testament . He examined in particular the tradition and text history of the Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles . His publications earned him great recognition in professional circles.

Since October 3, 1905, Corssen had been with the doctor Dr. Frieda Busch (1868–1961), with whom he had a daughter (* 1906).

Fonts (selection)

• De Posidonio Rhodio M. Tulli Ciceronis in libro I. Tusculanarum disputationum et in Somnio Scipionis auctore . Bonn 1878 (dissertation)
• Epistula ad Galatas. Ad fidem optimorum codicum vulgatae recognovit prolegomenis instruxit vulgatam cum antiquioribus versionibus comparavit . Berlin 1885
• The Altercatio Simonis Iudaei et Theophili Christiani checked for their sources . Berlin 1890 (school program)
• The Cyprian text of the Acta Apostolorum . Berlin 1892 (school program)
• Monarchian Prologues to the Four Gospels. A contribution to the history of the canon . Leipzig 1896
• The Antigone of Sophocles, their theatrical and moral effect . Berlin 1898
• Two new fragments of the Weingarten prophet manuscript. In addition to an investigation into the relationship between the vineyards and the Würzburg prophetic manuscript . Berlin 1899 (school program)
• Horatiana. Specimen I . Berlin 1903 (school program)
• Memorial speech for David Coste , former director of the Bismarck-Gymnasium . Berlin 1916 (school program)

literature

• Heinz Stallmann: The Prinz-Heinrichs-Gymnasium zu Schöneberg 1890-1945. History of a school . Berlin 1965, p. 69
• William M. Calder III , Alexander Košenina (ed.): Appointment policy within ancient studies in Wilhelmine Prussia . Frankfurt am Main 1989, p. 140

Web links

Wikisource: Peter Corssen  - Sources and full texts

• Literature by Peter Corssen in the catalog of the German National Library
• Peter Corssen's personnel sheet in the personnel file of the BIL expert body in the archive database of the Library for Research on Educational History (BBF)