Wilhelm of Christ
Wilhelm Christ , since 1876 Ritter von Christ (born August 2, 1831 in Geisenheim in Hessen-Nassau , † February 8, 1906 in Munich ) was a German classical philologist .
Life
The son of a baker and a miller's daughter attended high school in Hadamar and studied from 1850 in Munich with Karl Halm , Friedrich Thiersch , Karl von Prantl and Leonhard Spengel , then in Berlin with Friedrich Adolf Trendelenburg , August Boeckh and Franz Bopp . In 1853 he received his doctorate in Berlin with a thesis on Aristotle and went to teach at the Maximiliansgymnasium in Munich. In 1860 Christ became an associate professor for classical philology at the University of Munich , in 1863 a full professor. In 1891/1892 he was rector of the university. He kept a connection to the school system as a member of the Supreme School Council in Bavaria (1872) and the Reich School Commission (1890).
Since 1858, Christ was an extraordinary member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences , and since 1864 a full member , in whose series he published numerous treatises. From 1870 he was an honorary member of the Greek Philological Society in Constantinople . When he was awarded the Bavarian Crown Order in 1876, he was raised to the personal nobility as a Knight of Christ . In 1893 the German Archaeological Institute appointed him a full member. In 1894 he was awarded the Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art .
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Christ dealt with numerous subjects from both Greek and Latin literature. He published text editions a. a. from Pindar , Aristotle and Homer's Iliad . Above all, his work on metrics and his history of Greek literature for the Handbuch der Altertumswwissenschaft , which appeared in several editions, was continued by Otto Stählin and Wilhelm Schmid after his death .
In 1886 Wilhelm Christ first put forward the thesis that the so-called Sea Peoples were identical to the Atlanteans of Plato. Later this thesis was taken up again and again with different interpretations. a. by Theodor Gomperz , Spyridon Marinatos , Jürgen Spanuth , John V. Luce or Herwig Görgemanns .
Fonts (selection)
- Studia in Aristotelis libros metaphysicos collata . Diss. Berlin 1853.
- Basic features of the Greek phonology . Teubner, Leipzig 1859.
- On the Significance of Sanskrit Studies for Greek Philology . Weiss, Munich 1860.
- Metric of the Greeks and Romans . Teubner, Leipzig 1874; 2nd edition 1879. Reprint: Gerstenberg, Hildesheim 1972.
- (with Franz Joseph Lauth): Guide through the K. Antiquarium in Munich . Franz, Munich 1870 (several new editions).
- History of Greek literature up to the time of Justinian . Beck, Munich 1889; 4th edition 1905.
- Reform of university teaching . Wolf, Munich 1891 (Rector's inaugural speech).
- expenditure
- Pindar: Carmina . Teubner, Leipzig 1869. Numerous new editions.
- (with Matthaios K. Paranikas): Anthologia Graeca carminum Christianorum . Teubner, Leipzig 1871. Reprinted by Olms, Hildesheim 1963.
- Aristotle: Ars poetica . Teubner, Leipzig 1878. Numerous new editions / reprints.
- Homer: Iliad . Teubner, Leipzig 1884.
- Aristotle: metaphysics . Teubner, Leipzig 1886. Numerous new editions / reprints.
literature
- Rudolf Pfeiffer : Christ, Wilhelm v. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1957, ISBN 3-428-00184-2 , p. 216 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Literature by and about Wilhelm von Christ in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Wilhelm von Christ in the German Digital Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hans Körner: The Bavarian Maximiliansorden for science and art . Munich 2001, p. 88.
- ↑ Wilhelm Christ: Platonic Studies: The Critias a historical novel , in: Treatises of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences , XVII. Volume II. Department, Munich 1886, pp. 451-512.
First chair (Latin Philology): Friedrich Ast (1826–1841) | Franz Hocheder (1842–1844) | Ernst von Lasaulx (1844–1847) | Leonhard Spengel (1847–1880) | Eduard Wölfflin (1880–1905) | Friedrich Vollmer (1905–1923) | Johannes Stroux (1924–1935) | Rudolf Till (1938–1945) | Franz Egermann (1951 / 62–1970) | Werner Suerbaum (1970–2001) | Claudia Wiener (since 2003)
Second Chair (Greek Philology II): Friedrich Thiersch (1826–1859) | Wilhelm von Christ (1860–1903) | Otto Crusius (1903-1918) | Eduard Schwartz (1919–1929) | Rudolf Pfeiffer (1929–1937) | Franz Dirlmeier (1938–1945) | Rudolf Pfeiffer (1951–1957) | Kurt von Fritz (1958–1968) | Uvo Hölscher (1970–1982) | Hellmut Flashar (1982–1997) | Martin Hose (since 1997)
Third Chair (Greek Philology I): Conrad Bursian (1874–1883) | Rudolf Schöll (1885–1893) | Iwan von Müller (1893–1906) | Albert Rehm (1906–1936) | Richard Harder (1941–1945) | Friedrich Klingner (1947–1963) | Carl Becker (1963–1973) | Ernst Vogt (1975–1999) | Oliver Primavesi (since 2000)
Fourth Chair (Latin Philology): Karl von Prantl (1859–1888) | Carl Weyman (1905–1931) | Wilfried Stroh (1976-2005) | Therese Fuhrer (since 2013)
Professorship for Classical Philology / Subject Didactics: Karl Felix Halm (1856–1882) | Markus Janka (since 2007)
Professorship for Ancient Latin Philology: Niklas Holzberg (1988–2011)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Christ, Wilhelm von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Christ, Wilhelm Ritter von (full name); Christ, Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German classical philologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 2, 1831 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Geisenheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 8, 1906 |
| Place of death | Munich |