The classical museum : a journal of philology, and of ancient history and literature. Volume 1 / edited by Leonhard Schmitz.
Born near Aachen, Leonhard Schmitz (1807-90) studied at the University of Bonn, from which he received his PhD, before marrying an Englishwoman and becoming a naturalised British citizen. Made famous by the 1844 publication of his translation of Niebuhr's Lectures on the History of Rome, he bec...
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| Language: | English |
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2012.
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| Series: | Cambridge library collection. Classics.
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| Summary: | Born near Aachen, Leonhard Schmitz (1807-90) studied at the University of Bonn, from which he received his PhD, before marrying an Englishwoman and becoming a naturalised British citizen. Made famous by the 1844 publication of his translation of Niebuhr's Lectures on the History of Rome, he became rector of the Royal High School, Edinburgh, where he taught Alexander Graham Bell. He also briefly tutored the future Edward VII (and he had previously taught Prince Albert in Bonn). This short-lived quarterly journal, which Schmitz founded and edited between 1844 and 1850, focused exclusively on aspects of classical antiquity - in contrast to the more general literary reviews that were common in the period. It illuminates the development of Classics as a specialist discipline as well as contemporary intellectual links between Britain and Germany. This first volume was published in 1844. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published in 1844. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 426 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781139565677 1139565672 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9781139565677 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Publisher's web page (Cambridge University Press, viewed July 8, 2015). |