Théodore Reinach

Théodore Reinach (1913)

Théodore Reinach (born July 3, 1860 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye , † October 28, 1928 in the 16th arrondissement of Paris ) was a French archaeologist , politician, numismatist , papyrologist and ancient historian .

Life

Théodore Reinach came from a wealthy Jewish banking family. He was a brother of the archaeologists Salomon Reinach and Joseph Reinach . After studying law in Paris, he worked as a lawyer at the court of appeal there between 1881 and 1886. In 1890 he went on an archaeological trip to Constantinople. From 1888 to 1906 he was editor of the Revue des Études Grecques . From 1906 to 1914 he was a member of parliament. In 1924 he became a professor of numismatics at the Collège de France . Like his younger brother Salomon, Reinach was engaged in encyclopedic work. He also devoted himself to Greek and national archeology, papyrology , the history of religion and Judaism . Reinach was also the author of grammatical works.

From 1902 to 1908 he had the Villa Kérylos built in Beaulieu-sur-Mer on the Côte d'Azur , in the ancient Greek style of the 2nd and 1st centuries BC. The architect was Emmanuel Pontremoli (1865–1956). He bequeathed the villa to the Institut de France in his will in 1928 , and it is open to visitors today.

His work on the Pontic King Mithridates VI , published in 1895 . is still considered a standard work today. Reinach was also the editor of a three-volume French translation of the complete works of Flavius ​​Josephus (1900-1904). He was a Knight of the Legion of Honor .

Publications

• Mithradates Eupator: King of Pontus. Leipzig 1895, ND Hildesheim 1975. ISBN 3-487-05585-6 ( online ).
• Textes d'auteurs grecs et romains relatifs au judaisme. Paris 1895, ND Hildesheim 1963.
• Papyrus grecs et démotiques: recueillis en Egypte. Paris 1905.

Web links

• Literature by and about Théodore Reinach in the catalog of the German National Library
• Villa Kérylos website
• Entry by Théodore Reinach in the Jewish Encyclopedia