Franz Volkmar Fritzsche

Franz Volkmar Fritzsche (26 January 1806 in Steinbach bei Borna – 17 March 1887) was a German classical philologist. He was the son of theologian Christian Friedrich Fritzsche (1776–1850).

He studied under philologist Gottfried Hermann (his future father-in-law) at the University of Leipzig, where in 1825 he received his habilitation. In 1828, he succeeded Immanuel Gottlieb Huschke (1761–1828) as professor of rhetoric and belles-lettres (teaching classes in classical literature) at the University of Rostock. At Rostock, he founded a philological seminar, and in 1836/37, he served as university rector.

Writings In the field of classical literature, he is largely known for his scholarly interpretation of Aristophanes and Lucian. The following are some of his principal writings: Quaestiones Lucianeae, 1826 Varietas lectionis in Luciani Nigrinum, 1830 Quaestiones Aristophaneae, 1835 De parabasi Thesmophoriazusarum commentatio, 1836 Aristophanis comoediae, quae supersunt, 1838 Disputatio de Adimanto, patriae suae proditore, 1843 Disputatio de Deo ex machina, 1843 Aristophanis Ranae, 1845.