Rolf Westman
Rolf Rainer Otto Robert Westman (born June 21, 1927 in Ekenäs ; † January 12, 2017 in Åbo ) was a Finnish classical philologist and historian of philosophy .
Westman was 1957 in Classic Philology Dr. phil. PhD. From 1958 to 1962 he was an adjunct professor and from 1962 to 1993 a full professor of Greek and Latin literature at the Åbo Akademi .
Westman worked primarily on the philological editions of Plutarch's writings that were directed against Epicurus and his pupil Kolotes, as well as against the Stoics . Latinist work included Seneca's style and Cicero's Orator script .
Fonts (selection)
- Plutarch against Kolotes: His work “Adversus Colotem” as a source of the history of philosophy. Helsingfors 1955.
- (Ed.): Plutarchi De Stoicorum repugnantiis (= Plutarchi Moralia 6/2, 1-58). Teubner, Leipzig 1959. - (Text-critical edition)
- (Ed.): Plutarchi Non posse suaviter vivi secundum Epicurum (= Plutarchi Moralia 6/2, 123-172). Teubner, Leipzig 1959. - (Text-critical edition)
- The future participle as a means of expression in Seneca (= Societas Scientiarum Fennica, Commentationes Humanarum Litterarum, xxvii. 3.) Helsinki 1961.
- (Ed.): M. Tulli Ciceronis Orator. Teubner, Leipzig 1980 (Bibliotheca scriptorum Graecorum et Romanorum Teubneriana. M. Tulli Ciceronis scripta quae manserunt omnia, fasc. 5). - (Text-critical edition)
literature
- Ellonen, Leena (red.): Suomen professorit 1640-2007 Finlands professorer , p. 805. Helsingfors: Professorsförbundet, 2008. ISBN 978-952-99281-1-8 .
- Karl-Gustav Sandelin, Holger Thesleff : Nekrolog: Rolf Westman. Hufvudstadsbladet , February 5, 2017, p. 45.
Web links
- Uppslagsverket Finland: Personal page
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Westman, Rolf |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Westman, Rolf Rainer Otto Robert (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish classical philologist and historian of philosophy |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 21, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ekenäs |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 12, 2017 |
| Place of death | Åbo |