Friedrich August Eckstein
Friedrich August Eckstein (May 6, 1810 – November 15, 1885) was a German classical philologist and educator born in Halle an der Saale.
He studied philology at the University of Halle, earning his doctorate in 1831. In 1839 he became head of the Royal Pädagogium in Halle, and in 1849 was appointed Kondirektor at the Franckesche Stiftungen (Francke Foundation). In 1863 he moved to Leipzig as an adjunct professor at the University and as rector of the Thomanerchor. He held the title of rector at the Thomanerchor until 1881.
Selected publications
- Nomenclator philologorum Teubner, Leipzig 1871
- Lateinischer Unterricht. Geschichte und Methode (Latin Lessons, History and Method); second edition- Gotha 1880
- Lateinischer und griechischer Unterricht (Latin and Greek Lessons), Leipzig 1887
References
- This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
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