Johan Nicolai Madvig
Johan Nicolai Madvig (Danish:
Life
Madvig was born on the Danish island of
Some years later, from 1856 to 1863, Madvig was president of the Danish parliament and leader of the National Liberal Party. With these brief interruptions the greater part of his life was devoted to the study and teaching of Latin and the improvement of the classical schools, of which he was chief inspector. As a critic of classical texts he was distinguished for learning and acumen. He devoted much attention to Cicero, and revolutionized the study of his philosophical writings by an edition of De Finibus (1839). Other major contributions to classical scholarship are his Emendationes Livianae (1860; 2d ed. 1877) and the papers collected in his Opuscula Academica ('Minor Academic Works') (1838) and Adversaria Critica (3 vols., 1871–84). Perhaps his most widely known works are those on Latin grammar and Greek syntax, especially his Latin grammar for schools (Eng. trans. by G Woods).
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In 1874, his vision began to fail, and Madvig was forced to give up much of his work. He continued to lecture, and in 1879 he was chosen rector of the university for the sixth time. In 1880 he resigned his professorship, but went on with his work on the Roman constitution, which was completed and published before his death. In the book, Madvig takes a strongly conservative standpoint and attacks Theodor Mommsen's views on Caesar's programme of reforms. It is a clear exposition, though rather too dogmatic and without sufficient regard for the views of other scholars. His last work was his autobiography, Livserindringer (published 1887).
One of his textbooks, on Latin syntax, was re-issued as recently as 2001.
References
- ^ Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon
- ^ Neergaard, M. (1892). Under junigrundloven - En fremstilling af det danske folks politiske historie fra 1848 til 1866 - første bind (in Danish). Copenhagen: P. G. Philipsens Forlag. p. 324.
- ^ Hjelholt, Holger (1949). "Under junigrundloven (1849–1866)". In Fabricius, K.; Frisch, H.; Hjelholt, H.; Mackeprang, M.; Møller, A. (eds.). Den danske rigsdag 1849-1949 - bind I - rigsdagens historie 1849-1866 (in Danish). Copenhagen: J. H. Schultz Forlag. p. 173.
Further reading
- Hauger, B. (1994) Johan Nicolai Madvig. The Language Theory of a Classical Philologist (Studium Sprachwissenschaft, Beiheft, 22), Nodus, Munster.
- P.J. Jensen, "Johan Nicolai Madvig," Greece & Rome 1 (1954), 129–135.
- P.J. Jensen, (1981) J. N. Madvig. Avec une esquisse de l' histoire de la philologie classique au Danemark, Odense University Presse, Odense. Traduit du Danois par Andre Nicolet.
External links
- Works by Johan Nicolai Madvig at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Johan Nicolai Madvig at Internet Archive
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