Herbert Youtie

Herbert Chayyim Youtie ( born August 28, 1904 in Atlantic City, † February 13, 1980 in Ann Arbor ) was an American papyrologist and as such one of the most representative of his discipline in the 20th century.

Herbert Youtie studied at the University of Cincinnati, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1927, and at Columbia University in New York City, where he earned his degree on a Master of Arts in the year. In 1929 he was a student of Paul Collart in Paris. Since 1929 he has taught for more than 50 years at the University of Michigan; 1929 Youtie Research Assistant, Research Associate in 1932 and 1946 Research Professor of papyrology was. In 1959, he was also a director of the American Philological Association, 1968 Honorary President of the Association Internationale de Papyrologues. Among other honors, he was a member of the British Academy and in 1969 honorary doctorate from the University of Cologne. At the University of Michigan, Herbert C. Youtie professor of papyrology was donated.

Youtie brought papyrology progress in two ways. On the one hand he developed new theoretical and practical standards for the edition of papyrological texts, where he was based on the edition of literary texts altphilologischer. The most important principle introduced by him was no changes to the text in a text gap make. Secondly, he edited many papyri. Here he often worked together with other scientists, including his second wife Louise Canberg was Papyrologin. He edited documentary papyri and ostraca of the Hellenistic- Roman period. He also made ​​significant research on the social and educational history of Egypt in Greco- Roman times. Many of his reading corrections and additions contributed to a better understanding of the texts.

Writings

• Scriptiunculae posterior. (2 parts), Habelt, Bonn 1981/82, ISBN 3-7749-1836-8, ISBN 3-7749-1837-6