Wilhelm Ihne

Joseph Anton Friedrich Wilhelm Ihne (born February 2, 1821 in Fürth ; † March 21, 1902 in Heidelberg ) was a German classical philologist and historian .

Life

Wilhelm Ihne completed his studies in philology , which he began in Bonn in 1839 with Friedrich Ritschl , among others, in 1843 with the thesis Quaestiones Terentianae , with which he obtained a doctorate in philosophy. First he worked as a private tutor in England, then from 1847 to 1849 as a high school teacher in Elberfeld , then until 1863 he was director of a school in Liverpool in England. After returning to Germany, he lectured at the University of Heidelberg , where he was appointed professor in 1873. His statement in the Kölnische Zeitung of January 1, 1885 provided an impetus for the organizational restructuring of the Archaeological Institute in Rome .

He was the father of the architect Ernst von Ihne (1848–1917).

Ihne became known for his critical and detailed history of the Roman Republic , which appeared in eight volumes under the title Roman History in the period from 1868 to 1890 and was published in London in English under the title History of Rome from 1871 . Volumes 7 and 8 contain a part left by August Wilhelm Zumpt , which deals with the period from Caesar's death to the sole rule of Augustus .

Other works on Roman history were

Research in the field of Roman constitutional history , Frankfurt 1847 ( online ). English edition: Research in the Field of Roman Constitutional History , London 1853
Early Rome, to his destruction by the Gauls , London 1876
In honor of the Emperor Tiberius , 1892

He marked his contributions to the Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology published by William Smith with his initials WI

literature

You, Wilhelm . In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon . 4th edition. Volume 18, Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1885–1892, pp. 437–437.,

Web links

Commons : Wilhelm Ihne - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Literature by and about Wilhelm Ihne in the catalog of the German National Library

personal data
SURNAME	You, Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German classical philologist and historian
DATE OF BIRTH	February 2, 1821
PLACE OF BIRTH	Fuerth
DATE OF DEATH	March 21, 1902
Place of death	Heidelberg