Wilhelm Schmid (scholar), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Wilhelm Schmid (scholar)

German classical philologist

Date of Birth: 24-Feb-1859

Place of Birth: Künzelsau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Date of Death: 06-Nov-1951

Profession: university teacher, classical scholar, classical philologist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Wilhelm Schmid (scholar)

  • Wilhelm Schmid (24 February 1859, in Künzelsau, Kingdom of Württemberg – 6 November 1951) was a German classical scholar, born at Künzelsau. After studies at the universities of Tübingen and Strassburg, he taught at Tübingen (1887 et seq.) and became a professor there in 1893.
  • His publications include: Kulturgeschichtliche Zusammenhang und Bedeutung der griechischen Renaissance in der Römerzeit (1898) – On the cultural and historical context, and the importance of the Greek Renaissance in the Roman period. Zur Geschichte des griechischen Dithyrambus (1901) – The history of the Greek dithyramb. Verzeichniss der griechischen Handschriften der Königlichen Universitäts-Bibliothek Tübingen (1902) – Directory of Greek manuscripts of the Royal University Library in Tübingen. Revisions of Wilhelm von Christ; Geschichte der griechischen Litteratur (volume i, fifth edition, Munich, 1908; sixth edition, part i, 1912; volume ii, fifth edition, Munich, 1911–1915).

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