Rudolf Hirzel

Rudolf Hirzel ( born March 20, 1846 in Leipzig, † December 30, 1917 in Jena ) was a German classical scholar, was a professor in Leipzig ( 1877-1886 ) and Jena ( 1886-1917 ) worked.

Life

Rudolf Hirzel was the second son of the Leipzig publisher Salomon Hirzel and attended the Thomas School in Leipzig. He studied classical philology at Heidelberg, Göttingen (especially in Hermann Sauppe ) and Berlin, where he received his PhD Moriz main 1868. After military service and military service took place in 1871 his habilitation at the University of Leipzig with a study about the Rhetorical and its importance in Plato. Hirzel was 1877-1886 associate professor in Leipzig. In 1886 he was an associate professor in Jena. In 1888 he became a full professor there. In the winter semester 1895/96 he was rector of the University of Jena.

Hirzel was a member of the Saxon Academy of Sciences (1896) and a corresponding member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences ( 1911). 1913 Honorary Doctor of the University of Leipzig, he was awarded. His scientific work is determined more by philosophical questions as of philological questions. In his dissertation and habilitation thesis he dealt with Plato's theory of goods and its position relative to the rhetoric. In his work, Plutarch 's life, work and afterlife of the author are presented. One of his most important books is Themis, Dike and related styles. Werner Jaeger wrote about this work in 1934: " The very meritorious for its time, but little historical book R. Hirzel, Themis, Dike and Related (Leipzig 1907) is in some ways outdated, but still a treasure trove of material. "

Writings

  • Studies on Cicero 's philosophical writings. 3 vols Leipzig from 1877 to 1883.
  • The dialogue. A literarhistorischer attempt. Leipzig 1895.
  • The oath. A contribution to its history. Leipzig 1902.
  • Themis, Dike and related styles. A contribution to the history of the idea of ​​law among the Greeks. Leipzig, 1907.
  • The suicide. In: Archives of Religious Studies Vol 11 (1908 )
  • Plutarch. Leipzig 1912.
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