Oskar Seyffert (classical scholar)
Oskar Seyffert Oskar Seyffert | |
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| Born | January 23, 1841 |
| Died | July 1, 1906 (aged 65) |
| Nationality | German |
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University of Berlin | |
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| Discipline | Classical philology |
Oskar Seyffert (23 January 1841, in
classical philologist. He specialized in studies of the Roman playwright Plautus
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He studied philology at the
Frankfurt an der Oder and at the Grauen Kloster in Berlin. In 1865 he began work as a schoolteacher at the Sophien-Gymnasium in Berlin, where he later attained the titles of senior instructor (1872) and professor (1885).[1]
Published works
In 1882 he published a lexicon on
John Edwin Sandys
as "A dictionary of classical antiquities, mythology, religion, literature and art". Other noteworthy writings by Seyffert include:
- Quaestionum metricarum particula : Bacchiacorum versuum usu Plautino, 1864.
- Studia Plautina, 1874.
In 1896–1897, with Paul Wendland, he published the journal "Jahresbericht über die Fortschritte der klassischen Altertumswissenschaft" ("Annual Reports of the Proceedings of Classical Scholarship").[2] Also, he was co-editor of the journal "Berliner Philologische Wochenschrift" which published reviews and articles every week.[3]
References
- ^ Google Books Berliner philologische Wochenschrift, Volume 26
- ^ Wikisource (de)
- ^ Open Library Berliner Philologische Wochenschrift
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