Johannes Vahlen
Johannes Vahlen (27 September 1830 in
philologist. He was the father of mathematician Theodor Vahlen
(1869–1945).
In 1852 he graduated at the
University of Berlin. He was a member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences
.
Vahlen was a specialist of Greek and Latin literature, publishing works on a wide array of ancient authors that included Aristotle, Ennius, Horace, Plautus and Gnaeus Naevius. He is particularly known for his interpretive work involving the Poetics of Aristotle and the fragmentary relics of the poet Ennius; Ennianae poesis reliquiae.
In 1913 Vahlen's library of over 10,000 volumes of ancient and classical works was acquired by the
University of Illinois
.
Selected publications
- Ennianae poesis reliquiae, (edition, 1854).
- Naevii de bello punico reliquiae, (edition 1854).[1]
- Laurentii Vallae opuscula tria (1864).
- Beiträge zu Aristoteles' Poetik; numerous editions published between 1865 and 1965 in German.
- Aristotle: De arte poetica liber; numerous editions published between 1867 and 1964.
- Cicero: De legibus (1871).
- Opuscula academica (1908).[2]
References
- Parts of this article are based on a translation of an equivalent article at the German Wikipedia.
- University of Illinois-Champaign Archives
- ^ a b Thibaut – Zycha, Volume 10 by K. G. Saur Verlag GmbH & Company, Walter De Gruyter Incorporated
- ^ WorldCat Identities published works
External links
- Works by or about Johannes Vahlen at Internet Archive
- German Wikisource bibliography of Vahlen.
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