Karl Friedrich Hermann

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Karl Friedrich Hermann

Born	(1804-08-04)4 August 1804 Frankfurt-am-Main
Died	31 December 1855(1855-12-31) (aged 51) Göttingen
Occupation	Philology, Archaeology
Nationality	German

Karl Friedrich Hermann (August 4, 1804 – December 31, 1855) was a German classical scholar and antiquary.

Biography

He was born at Frankfurt-am-Main. Having studied philosophy at the universities of Heidelberg and Leipzig (and taking a degree in 1826), he went on a tour of Italy, on his return from which he lectured as Privatdozent in Heidelberg. In 1832, he was appointed to the chair of philosophy at University of Marburg, and in 1833 received the additional offices of second librarian to the university, and director of the philological seminary. He was appointed professor ordinarius of classical literature at the and in 1842 he was transferred to Göttingen to the chair of philology and archaeology, vacant by the death of Otfried Müller.

Works

His knowledge of all branches of classical learning was profound, but he was chiefly distinguished for his works on Greek antiquities and ancient philosophy. Among these may be mentioned the Lehrbuch der griechischen Antiquitäten (new ed., 1889) dealing with political, religious and domestic antiquities; the Geschichte und System der Platonischen Philosophie (1839), unfinished; an edition of the Platonic Dialogues (6 vols, 1851–1853); and Culturgeschichte der Griechen und Römer (1857–1858), published after his death by CG Schmidt. He also edited the text of Juvenal and Persius (1854) and Lucian's De conscribenda historia (1828). A collection of Abhandlungen und Beiträge appeared in 1849.

References

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Hermann, Karl Friedrich". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press This work in turn cites:
- M. Lechner, Zur Erinnerung an Karl Friedrich Hermann (1864)
- Karl Felix Halm (1880), "Hermann, Karl Friedrich", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB) (in German) 12, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 182–188

External links

"Hermann, Karl Friedrich". New International Encyclopedia. 1905.

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 77075352 LCCN: n87948627 ISNI: 0000 0001 0858 773X GND: 116739517 BNF: cb10586862w

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Name	Hermann, Karl Friedrich
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Short description	German classical scholar and antiquarian
Date of birth	August 4, 1804
Place of birth	Frankfurt-am-Main
Date of death	December 31, 1855
Place of death

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