Adolf Kirchhoff

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Johann Wilhelm Adolf Kirchhoff
University of Berlin

Johann Wilhelm Adolf Kirchhoff (6 January 1826 – 26 February 1908) was a

epigraphist
.

Biography

The son of historical painter Johann Jakob Kirchhoff, he was born in

University of Berlin, where he remained for the rest of his life. Kirchhoff's scientific studies covered a wide range in linguistics, antiquities, and Greek epigraphy. He was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1888.[1]

Writings

The following works are the result of his epigraphical and palaeographical studies:

  • Die Umbrischen Sprachdenkmäler (1851)
  • Das Stadtrecht von Bantia (1853), on the tablet discovered in 1790 at Oppido near
    Stadtrecht
    )
  • Das Gotische Runenalphabet (1852)
  • Die Fränkischen Runen (1855)
  • Studien zur Geschichte des Griechischen Alphabets (4th ed., 1887).

The second part of vol. iv. of the Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum (1859, containing the Christian inscriptions) and vol. i. of the Corpus Inscriptionum Atticarum (1873, containing the inscriptions before 403) with supplements thereto (vol. iv. pts. 13, 1877–1891) are edited by him. From 1860 to 1902, he was in charge of the Inscriptiones Graecae. He edited Hermes (1866–81).

References

  1. ^ "Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter K" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
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