Richard Heinze

Richard Heinze (1867 – 1930) was a German classical

Heinze was born on 11 August 1867 in Naumburg, Province of Saxony, Kingdom of Prussia.

He studied classical philology at the

In 1900, he became an associate professor in Berlin, and in 1903 became a full professor at the University of Königsberg. From 1906 until his death in 1929, he was a professor at the University of Leipzig. In 1923, he succeeded Georg Wissowa (1859–1931) as editor of the magazine Hermes.

Richard Heinze is remembered for his expert analysis of ancient authors that included Ovid, Lucretius and Virgil. His best written effort was the 1903 Virgils Epische Technik,^[1] a work that was later translated into English and published as Virgil's Epic Technique.^[2]

He died 22 August 1929 in Bad Wiessee.

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