Georg Gustav Fulleborn
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Georg Gustav Fülleborn German
philosopher, philologist and miscellaneous writer, was born at Glogau, Silesia
, and died at Breslau.
He was educated at the University of Halle, and was made Doctor of Philosophy
in recognition of his thesis De Xenophane, Zenone et Gorgia. He took diaconal orders in 1791, but almost immediately became professor of classics at the University of Breslau.
His philosophical works include annotations to Christian Garve
's translation of the Politics
of Aristotle
(1799–1800), and a large share in the Beiträge zur Geschichte der Philosophie (published in twelve parts between 1791 and 1799), in which he collaborated with Friedrich Karl Forberg
, Karl Leonhard Reinhold
and Friedrich Immanuel Niethammer
.
In philology he wrote:
Under the pseudonym "Edelwald Justus" he published several collections of popular tales:
After his death were published Taschenbuch fur Brunnengaste (1806) and Kanzelreden (1807). He was a frequent contributor to the press, where his writings were very popular.
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philosopher, philologist and miscellaneous writer, was born at Glogau, Silesia
Silesia
Silesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic, and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław...
, and died at Breslau.
He was educated at the University of Halle, and was made Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
in recognition of his thesis De Xenophane, Zenone et Gorgia. He took diaconal orders in 1791, but almost immediately became professor of classics at the University of Breslau.
His philosophical works include annotations to Christian Garve
Christian Garve
Christian Garve was one of the best-known philosophers of the late Enlightenment along with Immanuel Kant and Moses Mendelssohn.-Life:...
's translation of the Politics
Politics (Aristotle)
Aristotle's Politics is a work of political philosophy. The end of the Nicomachean Ethics declared that the inquiry into ethics necessarily follows into politics, and the two works are frequently considered to be parts of a larger treatise, or perhaps connected lectures, dealing with the...
of Aristotle
Aristotle
Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and polymath, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. His writings cover many subjects, including physics, metaphysics, poetry, theater, music, logic, rhetoric, linguistics, politics, government, ethics, biology, and zoology...
(1799–1800), and a large share in the Beiträge zur Geschichte der Philosophie (published in twelve parts between 1791 and 1799), in which he collaborated with Friedrich Karl Forberg
Friedrich Karl Forberg
Friedrich Karl Forberg was a German philosopher and classical scholar.- Biography :He studied under Karl Leonhard Reinhold at Jena...
, Karl Leonhard Reinhold
Karl Leonhard Reinhold
Karl Leonhard Reinhold was an Austrian philosopher. He was the father of Ernst Reinhold, also a philosopher.-Life:...
and Friedrich Immanuel Niethammer
Friedrich Immanuel Niethammer
Friedrich Immanuel Niethammer was a German theologian, religious philosopher and Protestant education reformer who was a native of Württemberg....
.
In philology he wrote:
- Encyclopaedia philologica sive primae lineae Isagoges in antiquorum studia (1798; 2nd ed., 1805)
- Kurze Theorie des lateinischen Stils (1793)
- Leitfaden der Rhetorik (1802)
- an annotated edition of the Satires of Persius.
Under the pseudonym "Edelwald Justus" he published several collections of popular tales:
- Bunte Natter (1795)
- Kleine SchriftenKleine Schriftenis a German phrase often used as a title for a collection of articles and essays written by a single scholar over the course of a career. "Collected Papers" is an English equivalent. These shorter works were usually published previously in various periodicals or in collections of papers written...
zur Unterhaltung (1798) - Nebenstunden (1799)
After his death were published Taschenbuch fur Brunnengaste (1806) and Kanzelreden (1807). He was a frequent contributor to the press, where his writings were very popular.