Friedrich Wilhelm Schneidewin
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Friedrich Wilhelm Schneidewin (June 6, 1810 - January 11, 1856), was a German
classical scholar.
. In 1833 he became a teacher at the Brunswick
gymnasium. In 1837 he was appointed extraordinary, and in 1842 ordinary, professor of classical languages and literature at the University of Göttingen, where he died.
and the Greek lyric poets is of permanent value. His most important publications are:
He also edited the fragments of the speeches of Hypereides
on behalf of Euxenippus and Lycophron
(already published by Churchill Babington
from a papyrus
discovered in Thebes, Egypt
, in 1847) and a Latin
poem on rhetoric
al figures by an unknown author (Incerti auctoris de figuris vel schematibus versus heroici, 1841), found by Jules Quicherat in manuscript in the Paris library. Schneidewin was also the founder of Philologus (1846), a journal devoted to classical learning, and dedicated to the memory of K. O. Müller
.
Germany
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classical scholar.
Biography
He was born at HelmstedtHelmstedt
Helmstedt is a city located at the eastern edge of the German state of Lower Saxony. It is the capital of the District of Helmstedt. Helmstedt has 26,000 inhabitants . In former times the city was also called Helmstädt....
. In 1833 he became a teacher at the Brunswick
Braunschweig
Braunschweig , is a city of 247,400 people, located in the federal-state of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located north of the Harz mountains at the farthest navigable point of the Oker river, which connects to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser....
gymnasium. In 1837 he was appointed extraordinary, and in 1842 ordinary, professor of classical languages and literature at the University of Göttingen, where he died.
Works
Schneidewin's work on SophoclesSophocles
Sophocles is one of three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays have survived. His first plays were written later than those of Aeschylus, and earlier than or contemporary with those of Euripides...
and the Greek lyric poets is of permanent value. His most important publications are:
- Ibyci Rhegini reliquiae (1833), severely criticized by G. HermannJohann Gottfried Jakob HermannJohann Gottfried Jakob Hermann was a German classical scholar and philologist.-Biography:He was born at Leipzig. Entering its university at the age of fourteen, Hermann at first studied law, which he soon abandoned for the classics...
; Simonidis Cei reliquiae (1835) - Delectus poesis Graecorum elegiacae, iambicae, melicae (1838-1839), in which the fragments of the lyric poets were for the first time published in a convenient form
- Paroemiographi graeci (1839, with E. von LeutschErnst Ludwig von LeutschErnst Ludwig von Leutsch was a German classical philologist born in Frankfurt am Main.He studied classical philology at the University of Göttingen, where he had as instructors Georg Ludolf Dissen, Christoph Wilhelm Mitscherlich and Karl Otfried Müller. It was during this time that he became...
) - Sophocles (1849-1854, revised after his death by A. NauckJohann August NauckJohann August Nauck was a German classical scholar and critic.Nauck was born at Auerstedt in Thuringia...
).
He also edited the fragments of the speeches of Hypereides
Hypereides
Hypereides or Hyperides was a logographer in Ancient Greece...
on behalf of Euxenippus and Lycophron
Lycophron
Lycophron was a Hellenistic Greek tragic poet, grammarian, and commentator on comedy, to whom the poem Alexandra is attributed .-Life and miscellaneous works:...
(already published by Churchill Babington
Churchill Babington
Churchill Babington was an English classical scholar, archaeologist and naturalist, born at Rothley Temple, in Leicestershire....
from a papyrus
Papyrus
Papyrus is a thick paper-like material produced from the pith of the papyrus plant, Cyperus papyrus, a wetland sedge that was once abundant in the Nile Delta of Egypt....
discovered in Thebes, Egypt
Thebes, Egypt
Thebes is the Greek name for a city in Ancient Egypt located about 800 km south of the Mediterranean, on the east bank of the river Nile within the modern city of Luxor. The Theban Necropolis is situated nearby on the west bank of the Nile.-History:...
, in 1847) and a Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
poem on rhetoric
Rhetoric
Rhetoric is the art of discourse, an art that aims to improve the facility of speakers or writers who attempt to inform, persuade, or motivate particular audiences in specific situations. As a subject of formal study and a productive civic practice, rhetoric has played a central role in the Western...
al figures by an unknown author (Incerti auctoris de figuris vel schematibus versus heroici, 1841), found by Jules Quicherat in manuscript in the Paris library. Schneidewin was also the founder of Philologus (1846), a journal devoted to classical learning, and dedicated to the memory of K. O. Müller
Karl Otfried Müller
Karl Otfried Müller , was a German scholar and Philodorian, or admirer of ancient Sparta, who introduced the modern study of Greek mythology.-Biography:...
.
Further reading
- John Edwin SandysJohn Edwin SandysSir John Edwin Sandys FBA , was a classical scholar.He was born at Leicester on 19 May 1844, a son of the Reverend Timothy Sandys of the Church Missionary Society and Rebecca . Living at first in India, he returned to England at the age of eleven, and was educated at the Church Missionary Society...
, A History of Classical Scholarship, volume iii (Cambridge, 1908)