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Heinrich Theodor Dittrich

1836 – 1888

German classical philologist and librarian

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Lived 1836 – 1888 (aged 51–52). Heinrich Theodor Dittrich was a German librarian and classical philologist.

Heinrich Theodor Dittrich (; -19th century) was a German philologist and librarian.

Works Under the pseudonym , he published a Latin edition on the surviving Greek fragments of the Periplus of the Outer Sea (i.e., the World Ocean) and epitomes composed by Marcian and the Periegesis or Periodos misattributed to Scymnus; an overview of his thoughts on the Greek bucolic poet Theocritus and on the lesser Greek geographers; heavily annotated Latin and German translations of the Greek Periplus of the Erythraean Sea (i.e., the Red Sea and Indian Ocean) misattributed to Arrian; a Latin translation of Isidore's Greek Parthian Stations; a heavily annotated Latin translation of the Greek Periplus of the Internal Seas (i.e., the Mediterranean and Black Seas) misattributed to Scylax; and a heavily annotated edition of the Latin elegies of Albius Tibullus.

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Born
1836
Birth century
Died
1888
Nationality
Also known as
B. Fabricius

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Who was Heinrich Theodor Dittrich?

German classical philologist and librarian

When was Heinrich Theodor Dittrich born?

Heinrich Theodor Dittrich was born in 1836.

When did Heinrich Theodor Dittrich die?

Heinrich Theodor Dittrich died in 1888.

What was Heinrich Theodor Dittrich's occupation?

Heinrich Theodor Dittrich was a librarian and classical philologist.

What nationality was Heinrich Theodor Dittrich?

Heinrich Theodor Dittrich was German.

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· Wikidata: Q61856717

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