Hermann Sauppe
Hermann Sauppe (9 December 1809 – 15 September 1893) was a German
In 1832 he earned his doctorate from the
In 1845 he became director of the
Sauppe specialized in the field of epigraphy, and was also known for his work involving textual criticism. He was an advocate of Sachphilologie (philology of objects), believing that philological knowledge could be obtained not only through textual analysis, but also from other disciplines such as archaeology, numismatics, epigraphy, et al.
Published works
Among his numerous writings were "Epistola critica ad Godofredum Hermannum" (Critical epistle to Gottfried Hermann, 1841) and "Oratores Attici" (1838–50). The latter work being a collection of fragmentary speeches and tracts by various Attica orators (co-edited with Johann Georg Baiter, 1801–1887). Other literary efforts by Sauppe are:
- Demosthenis Orationes selectae, 1845 – selected orations by Demosthenes.
- Philodemi De vitiis liber decimus, 1853 – edition of Philodemus.
- An explanation of Plato's "Protagoras", 1857.
- Hermanni Sauppii quaestiones Plautinae, 1858.
- Platons ausgewählte Dialoge, 1860 – Selected dialogues of Plato explained.
- Evgippii Vita Sancti Severini, 1877 – On Eugippius' biography of Severinus of Noricum.[1]
References
- This article is based on a translation of an equivalent article at the German Wikipedia, whose sources include: ADB:Sauppe, Hermann @ Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
- ^ HathiTrust Digital Library published works
External links
- Media related to Hermann Sauppe at Wikimedia Commons