Wilhelm Gundel

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Wilhelm Karl Otto Gundel (born August 26, 1880 in Strasbourg , † May 5, 1945 in Gießen ) was a German classical philologist .

Wilhelm Gundel's family came from the area around Rothenburg ob der Tauber . Gundel's father became Chief Postal Secretary in Mainz in 1885 . In 1899 Gundel graduated from high school in Mainz. He studied classical philology and German in Heidelberg and Giessen . During his studies in 1900 he became a member of the Alemannia Gießen fraternity . Gundel passed the state examination for higher teaching post in 1904. In the same year he became an assistant in the Classical Philological Department at the University of Giessen. In 1906 Gundel received his doctorate there with the thesis De stellarum appellatione et religione Romana . From 1906 he worked as a teacher at the Landgraf-Ludwigs-Gymnasium for ancient languages ​​and German. In 1908 he became a senior teacher there. In 1914 at the University of Giessen the habilitation for the subject Classical Philology with the work Contributions to the development history of the terms Ananke and Heimarmene took place . In 1916 Gundel came to the Western Front , where he was seriously wounded in August 1917. From 1920 he took on an academic teaching position as an associate professor at the University of Giessen. In 1934 he was retired as a senior teacher.

Gundel's work in his specialty, the history of ancient astronomy and astronomy and its aftermath in the Middle Ages and modern times, was widely recognized by experts. In this area, Gundel took a leading position after Franz Boll's death, alongside Franz Cumont , Albert Rehm , Viktor Stegemann and Aby Warburg . Gundel is the author of numerous astronomical and astrological keywords, especially for the constellations in Paulys Realencyclopadie of classical antiquity . His son was the ancient historian Hans Georg Gundel .

Fonts

  • Stars and constellations in the beliefs of ancient and modern times. Olms, Hildesheim 1981, ISBN 3-487-07017-0 . (Reprint of the Bonn / Leipzig edition 1922).
  • Deans and dean star images. A contribution to the history of the constellations of the civilized peoples (= studies of the Warburg library. Volume 19). Augustin, Hamburg et al. 1936 (2nd, revised edition London / Darmstadt 1969 with an appendix by Hans Georg Gundel ).
  • with Hans Georg Gundel: Astrologumena. The astrological literature in antiquity and its history. Steiner, Wiesbaden 1966.
  • New astrological texts by Hermes Trismegistus. Finds and researches in the field of ancient astronomy and astrology. Bavarian Academy of Sciences, Munich 1936 (reprographic printing 1978, Gerstenberg printing works, Hildesheim)
  • Contributions to the history of the development of the terms Ananke and Heimarmene. Brühl, Giessen 1914.
  • De stellarum appellatione et religione Romana (= Religious historical experiments and preliminary work. Volume 3, Issue 2). Töpelmann, Giessen 1907.

literature

Web links

Wikisource: Wilhelm Gundel  - Sources and full texts

Remarks

  1. ↑ Willy Nolte : Fraternity members regular role. Berlin 1934, p. 162.
personal data
SURNAME Gundel, Wilhelm
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gundel, Wilhelm Karl Otto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German classical philologist
DATE OF BIRTH August 26, 1880
PLACE OF BIRTH Strasbourg
DATE OF DEATH May 5, 1945
Place of death to water