Raimund Oehler

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Raimund Oehler (born May 23, 1852 in Halle (Saale) ; † August 11, 1935 in Michelsberg near Bamberg ) was a German ancient historian and teacher.

Raimund Oehler was the son of the classical philologist Franz Oehler (1817–1866), who had taught at the Latin secondary school in Halle since 1845. After the death of his father, Raimund Oehler grew up with his mother Alexandrine nee. Sussmann up. He attended Latin secondary school until his final exams on August 3, 1871 and then studied Classical Philology and German Studies in Halle and Göttingen . He belonged to the Germanic seminar under Julius Zacher and the philological seminar under Heinrich Keil . Keil also supervised Oehler's dissertation, a collection of fragments by the late antique poet Tiberianus . In this work, Oehler received advice and support from the Frankfurt philologist Alexander Riese , who made his extensive private library available to the student. on October 21, 1879 Oehler was promoted to Dr. phil. doctorate , on January 10, 1881 he passed the teaching examination in the subjects Greek, Latin and German.

From Easter 1881, Oehler worked as a substitute teacher at the Realschule and the Progymnasium in Homburg , where he was promoted to full teacher after three years. On April 1, 1885, he moved to the Royal Cadet Institute in Lichterfelde near Berlin , where he was later appointed high school professor. Oehler spent his old age in the Michelsberg retirement home near Bamberg .

During his time in Berlin, Oehler continued his scientific studies alongside his classes. His main research interests were ancient military history and topography , especially the Punic Wars . Oehler wrote several individual studies, reviews and articles for Pauly's real encyclopedia of classical antiquity (RE) as well as auxiliary books for teaching. Since 1899 he was a corresponding member of the German Archaeological Institute .

Fonts (selection)

  • De Tiberiani quae feruntur fragmentis . Halle 1879 (dissertation)
  • Animadversiones criticae et exegeticae in Hermocratis orationem (Thuc. VI 33, 34) . Homburg 1885 (school program)
  • Picture atlas for Caesar's books de Bello Gallico . Leipzig 1890. 2nd edition, Leipzig 1907
  • Classic picture book . Leipzig 1892
  • The last campaign of the Barkiden Hasdrubal and the battle of the Metaurus . Berlin 1897. Reprinted by Nendeln 1975

literature

  • Raimund Oehler . In: Gerhard Lüdtke (Hrsg.): Kürschner's German learned calendar . Founded by Joseph Kürschner . 4th edition. De Gruyter, Berlin 1931, OCLC 257208441 , p. 2121-2122 .
  • Who is it Our contemporaries . 10th edition (1935)
  • Archaeological scoreboard. Supplement to the yearbook of the German Archaeological Institute . Edition 1935, p. XXX

Web links

Wikisource: Raimund Oehler  - sources and full texts
personal data
SURNAME Oehler, Raimund
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Oehler, Raimund Viktor Wilhelm Alexander Franz (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German ancient historian and teacher
DATE OF BIRTH May 23, 1852
PLACE OF BIRTH Halle (Saale)
DATE OF DEATH August 11, 1935
Place of death Michelsberg Monastery