Richard Preiser

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Richard Preiser (born September 6, 1871 in Leutkirch im Allgäu , † October 4, 1945 in Frankfurt am Main ) was a German classical philologist .

Life

Born as the first child of Richard Preiser (senior), who was working as a civil engineer at the Württemberg Allgäubahn , he spent his childhood in Biberach an der Riss from 1874 after his father was elected foundation master builder there. From 1885 to 1887 he attended the seminar in Maulbronn , then until 1889 in Blaubeuren . He then studied 1889-1893 Classical Philology , Classical Archeology , German and history at the University of Tübingen , where he was in 1895 with a dissertation to Torso of Belvedere for Dr. phil. PhD.

From 1898 to 1902 he was a senior high school teacher at the Princely Gymnasium Rutheneum in Gera , from 1902 to 1932 he taught at the Goethe Gymnasium (Frankfurt) as a professor, and later as a senior student adviser to the provincial school council.

Since the founding of the University of Frankfurt am Main in 1914, he has been a lecturer in classical philology with a focus on Latin stylistics. He also wrote numerous articles for the Frankfurter Zeitung from 1922 to 1932 and was Germany correspondent for the German-language newspaper Abendpost in Chicago from 1927 to 1932 .

Services

In addition to his teaching activities, he has made a name for himself as a writer on Latin stylistics and as a new Latin writer.

Works

  • To the torso of Belvedere , Gera 1901.
  • People and animals in the language of trade , Gera 1902.
  • Heinrich XXX., The last Count of Gera , speech on May 28, 1902, in: Geraer Zeitung, 108th year, No. 122, May 28, 1902.
  • (with E. Bruhn) Tasks for translating into Latin (Frankfurt curriculum) for the secondary schools of the grammar schools and the upper classes of the secondary schools , Weidmann, Berlin 1905, 8th edition 1928.
  • A defender of linguistic purity in antiquity , in: Journal of the General German Language Association , 22nd year, 1907, No. 12, p. 364.
  • The ancient Greek gymnastics , in: Fest-Zeitung for the 11th German Gymnastics Festival in Frankfurt a. Main 1908, No. 1, pp. 14-17.
  • Penza Latina. Theodor Mommsen's depiction of the Gallic War , Weidmann, Berlin 1919.
  • The final exam , in: Frankfurter Zeitung March 10, 1920.
  • The Intelligence and the Republic , in: Philadelphia Tageblatt February 14, 1922, p. 5.
  • From Homer to Socrates , in: Frankfurter Zeitung March 14, 1922.
  • Working group? , in: Frankfurter Zeitung December 2, 1922.
  • Numerous articles on news from the USA, in: Frankfurter Zeitung 1922-1932.
  • Carmen Salutigerum , in: Festschrift to celebrate the 40th return of the seminar doctorate in 1885/87 in Maulbronn, Maulbronn 1925, pp. 3-14.
  • The blue source , in: Blaubeurer Tagblatt [7 parts] October 7-14, 1925.
  • Sanssouci , in: Youth , 31st cent. 1926, pp. 880-882.
  • Der Athos , in: Daheim , No. 34, May 22, 1926, p. 14f.
  • Ten years ago. Flier over Frankfurt , in: New Ulm Post February 11, 1927.
  • The Rotary Club , in: Generalanzeiger, Frankfurt am Main, June 4, 1927.
  • Numerous contributions, in: Abendpost, Chicago 1927-1932.
  • Götze Dollar , in: Frankfurter Nachrichten, 6. Supplement, No. 85, March 27, 1927.
  • A small town “model house” settlement , in: Bauwelt 1927, issue 5, pp. 111–113.
  • Seven stories from Old Russia , in: World and Life, German Feuilleton-Korrespondenz June 29, 1927, pp. 4-6.
  • M. Tulli Ciceroni's Pro Roscio Amerino Oratio , text and commentary, Quelle & Meyer, Leipzig, undated [1929].
  • An exemplary educator. Ewald Bruhn on his 70th birthday , in: Frankfurter Zeitung, Stadtblatt November 3, 1932.
  • Pretiosa. German poems in Latin translation , Hermann Meister, Heidelberg (1953) [posthumously].

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personal data
SURNAME Preiser, Richard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German classical philologist
DATE OF BIRTH September 6, 1871
PLACE OF BIRTH Leutkirch in the Allgäu
DATE OF DEATH October 4, 1945
Place of death Frankfurt am Main