Ernst Friedrich Poppo
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Ernst Friedrich Poppo German
classical scholar and schoolmaster, was born at Guben
in Brandenburg
.
In 1818 he was appointed director of the gymnasium at Frankfurt (Oder)
, where he died on 6 November 1866, having resigned his post three years before.
Poppo was an extremely successful teacher and organizer, and in a few years doubled the number of pupils at the gymnasium. He is chiefly known, however, for his exhaustive and complete edition of Thucydides
in four parts (11 vols., 1821-1840), containing:
For the ordinary student a smaller edition (1843-1851) was prepared; this edition was revised after the author's death by J. M. Stahl (1875-1889).
See R Schwarze in Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
and authorities there referred to.
Germany
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classical scholar and schoolmaster, was born at Guben
Guben
Guben is a town on the Lusatian Neisse river in the state of Brandenburg, Germany. Located in the Spree-Neiße district, Guben has a population of 20,049...
in Brandenburg
Brandenburg
Brandenburg is one of the sixteen federal-states of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany. The capital is Potsdam...
.
In 1818 he was appointed director of the gymnasium at Frankfurt (Oder)
Frankfurt (Oder)
Frankfurt is a town in Brandenburg, Germany, located on the Oder River, on the German-Polish border directly opposite the town of Słubice which was a part of Frankfurt until 1945. At the end of the 1980s it reached a population peak with more than 87,000 inhabitants...
, where he died on 6 November 1866, having resigned his post three years before.
Poppo was an extremely successful teacher and organizer, and in a few years doubled the number of pupils at the gymnasium. He is chiefly known, however, for his exhaustive and complete edition of Thucydides
Thucydides
Thucydides was a Greek historian and author from Alimos. His History of the Peloponnesian War recounts the 5th century BC war between Sparta and Athens to the year 411 BC...
in four parts (11 vols., 1821-1840), containing:
- A prolegomena on Thucydides as an historian and on his language and style (Eng. trans. by George BurgesGeorge BurgesGeorge Burges was an English classical scholar born in India.-Biography:George Burges was educated at Charterhouse School and Trinity College, Cambridge, taking his degree in 1807, and obtaining one of the members' prizes both in 1808 and 1809. He stayed up at Cambridge and became a most...
, 1837), accompanied by historical and geographical essays - The text with scholia and critical notes
- A commentary on the text and scholia
- Indices and appendices.
For the ordinary student a smaller edition (1843-1851) was prepared; this edition was revised after the author's death by J. M. Stahl (1875-1889).
See R Schwarze in Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie is one of the most important and most comprehensive biographical reference works in the German language....
and authorities there referred to.