Simon Portius (grammarian)

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Simon Portius , also with the surname Romanus ( Italian Simone Porzio , Greek Σίμων Πόρκιος Ρωμάνος Símon Pórkios Romános , 17th century ) was a Greek grammarian .

Apart from the fact that in 1638 he published a grammar of Modern Greek in Latin, little is known about Simon Portius. From the dedication letter he addressed to Cardinal Richelieu , it can be concluded that he was a Catholic Greek who wanted to give his fellow believers an instrument for mission and to make his language known in the West. Wilhelm Meyer-Lübke (1861–1936) founded the historical research of modern Greek grammar by publishing this work .

bibliography

  • Simon Portius: Grammatica linguae graecae vulgaris. Reproduction de l'édition de 1638 suivie d'un commentaire grammatical et historique par Wilhelm Meyer with an introduction de Jean Psichari . E. Bouillon et E. Vieweg, Paris 1889, (online) .

literature

  • Simon Portius: Grammatica linguae graecae vulgaris. As above, pp. XX-XXVIII
personal data
SURNAME Portius, Simon
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Simon Portius Romanos; Simone Porzio; Σίμων Πόρκιος Ρωμάνος
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Greek grammarian
DATE OF BIRTH around 1606
DATE OF DEATH 17th century