Wilhelm von Hartel

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Wilhelm von Hartel
Grave of Wilhelm von Hartel in the Hietzinger Friedhof

Wilhelm August Ritter von Hartel (born May 28, 1839 in Hof (Moravia) ; † January 14, 1907 in Vienna ; the Latinized form of the name Guilelmus de Hartel is often used in his publications) was an Austrian classical philologist and politician.

Life

Hartel studied in Vienna from 1859 to 1863 and was awarded a Dr. phil. PhD . During his studies in 1860 he was a co-founder of the Silesia Vienna fraternity .

From 1869 he was associate professor, from 1872 full professor of classical philology at the University of Vienna . In 1890/91 he officiated as its rector . From 1891 Hartel was director of the Vienna Court Library . Also in 1891 he became an honorary citizen of his home parish Hof in Moravia. From 1900 to 1905 Hartel was Minister for Culture and Education; He earned a lasting merit primarily through the reorganization of lessons for girls (creation of the six-class girls' college ). As a minister, Hartel was considered a “liberal” politician who campaigned, among other things, for the modern art represented by the Vienna Secession . The Viennese journalist Karl Kraus fought him in his magazine Die Fackel as a “reactionary philologist” and as a “university spoiler”. In 1882 he was ennobled ( knighthood ). After his death, Hartel was buried in the Hietzingen cemetery .

As a philologist, Hartel earned special merits through critical academic editions of classical texts, for example within the framework of the Corpus Scriptorum Ecclesiasticorum Latinorum (CSEL). In 1879 he and Karl Schenkl founded the ancient philological journal Wiener Studien, which still exists today . The Göttingen Society of Sciences appointed him an honorary member in 1901. From 1893 he was a corresponding member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences .

Medal Wilhelm von Hartel 1896

In 1896 a medal was dedicated to Wilhelm von Hartel on the occasion of his 30th anniversary of service at the University of Vienna . Among the founders, which the legend on the back sums up among friends and pupils, important names were represented with Eugen Bormann , Otto Benndorf and Theodor Gomperz . The reverse shows an instruction scene, which was conceived to echo paintings by the Italian Renaissance painter Melozzo da Forlì , and a panorama of the city of Vienna in the background. It stands to reason that the reverse of this medal combines Hartel's work in and for education in connection with his place of work in a symbol. In addition to a copy of the gold medal, Wilhelm von Hartel was donated a portrait bust made by Georg Leisek.

The Austrian Academy of Sciences has been awarding the Wilhelm Hartel Prize, named after him, for scientific achievements in the field of philosophy and history since 1957 .

Works

  • Homeric Studies (1871–1874; 2nd edition 1873)
  • Demosthenic Studies (1877–1878)
  • Studies of Attic constitutional law and documents (1878)

Editions by ancient authors

For the Corpus Scriptorum Ecclesiasticorum (Vienna Academy of Sciences):

Portrait bust of Wilhelm von Hartel
Link to the picture

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literature

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Holger Krahnke: The members of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen 1751-2001 (= Treatises of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen, Philological-Historical Class. Volume 3, Vol. 246 = Treatises of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen, Mathematical-Physical Class. Episode 3, vol. 50). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2001, ISBN 3-525-82516-1 , p. 104.
  2. ↑ Members of the previous academies: Wilhelm Ritter von Hartel. Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences , accessed April 1, 2015 (with a short biography).
  3. ↑ Stefan Krmnicek, Marius Gaidys: Taught images. Classical scholars on 19th century medals. Accompanying volume to the online exhibition in the Digital Coin Cabinet of the Institute for Classical Archeology at the University of Tübingen (= From Croesus to King Wilhelm. New Series, Volume 3). University Library Tübingen, Tübingen 2020, pp. 75–77 ( online ).
personal data
SURNAME Hartel, Wilhelm von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hartel, Guilelmus de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian classical philologist and politician
DATE OF BIRTH May 28, 1839
PLACE OF BIRTH Dvorce u Bruntálu
DATE OF DEATH January 14, 1907
Place of death Vienna