Theodor Heyse
Theodor Friedrich Heyse (born October 8, 1803 in Oldenburg ; † February 10, 1884 in Florence ) was a German classical philologist .
Life
Heyse grew up in Oldenburg and Nordhausen , where his father, Johann Christian August Heyse, taught. From 1822 he studied (like his older brother Karl Wilhelm Ludwig ) at the Berlin Friedrich Wilhelms University . In 1827 he became a teacher at the educational institution at Lenzburg Castle in the canton of Aargau , which was run by Christian Lippe .
In 1832 he went to Rome , where he researched handwritten sources and worked as a private teacher. In 1861 he came to Munich , but returned to Italy in 1865, where he lived until his death.
Works (selection)
- Description of the Greek Codices of Demosthenes in Rome . Frankfurt a. M. 1838
Editions and translations
- Polybios : Polybii historiarum excerpta gnomica (Berlin 1846)
- Catullus : Catullus's Book of Songs (Berlin 1855, with translation) edition of 1889
- the Vulgate of the Old Testament based on the Codex Amiatinus (Leipzig 1873), with Konstantin von Tischendorf
- published posthumously: Die Orestie des Äschylus (Halle 1884), ed. from Hartwig
Web links
Wikisource: Theodor Heyse - sources and full texts
- Literature by and about Theodor Heyse in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Heyse, Theodor |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Heyse, Theodor Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German classical philologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 8, 1803 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oldenburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 10, 1884 |
| Place of death | Florence |