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Ludwig Schwabe

1835 – 1908

German classical philologist and archaeologist

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Lived 1835 – 1908 (aged 72). Ludwig Schwabe was a German art historian, archaeologist, classical philologist, university teacher, classical archaeologist and philologist.

Ludwig Schwabe (June 24, 1835 – February 20, 1908) was a German classical philologist and professor of classical archaeology born in Giessen.

He studied classical philology and archaeology at the Universities of Giessen and Göttingen, receiving his doctorate in 1857 at Giessen. In 1863 he became an associate professor at Giessen, and soon afterwards relocated to the Imperial University of Dorpat as a professor of classical philology. In 1872 he was appointed professor of classical philology and chair of classical archaeology at the University of Tübingen, where in 1881–82 he was university rector.

Literary works Among his better written works was an influential examination of the Roman poet Catullus titled Quaestiones Catullianae (1862), and a revision of Wilhelm Siegmund Teuffel's Geschichte der römischen Literatur (1882). Other noted publications by Schwabe include: Ludovici Schwabii In Cirin carmen Observationes pars I, 1871 Zu Plautus Menaechmen, 1872 Ludovici Schwabii de Musaeo Nonni imitator liber, 1876 Pergamon und seine Kunst, 1882 Die kaiserlichen Dezennalien und die alexandrinischen Münzen, 1896

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Education
University of Giessen, University of Göttingen
Employers
University of Tübingen, University of Giessen, Imperial University of Dorpat
Also known as
Ludwig von Schwabe

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Ludwig Schwabe?

German classical philologist and archaeologist (1835-1908)

When was Ludwig Schwabe born?

Ludwig Schwabe was born on 24 June 1835 in Giessen.

When did Ludwig Schwabe die?

Ludwig Schwabe died on 20 February 1908 in Tübingen.

What was Ludwig Schwabe's occupation?

Ludwig Schwabe was an art historian, archaeologist, classical philologist, university teacher, classical archaeologist and philologist.

What nationality was Ludwig Schwabe?

Ludwig Schwabe was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ludwig Schwabe

· Wikidata: Q95240

· DBpedia: Ludwig Schwabe

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