Paul Maas (classical scholar), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Paul Maas (classical scholar)

German classical scholar

Date of Birth: 18-Nov-1880

Place of Birth: Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany

Date of Death: 15-Jul-1964

Profession: university teacher, classical scholar, classical philologist, byzantinist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Paul Maas (classical scholar)

  • Paul Maas (18 November 1880, in Frankfurt am Main – 15 July 1964, in Oxford) was a German scholar who, along with Karl Lachmann, founded the field of textual criticism.He studied classical philology at the universities of Berlin and Munich, receiving his doctorate in 1903.
  • In 1910 he obtained his habilitation and in 1920 became a full professor at Berlin.
  • In 1930 he was appointed chair of classical philology at the University of Königsberg.
  • In 1934 he was forced into retirement by the Nazi government, and in 1939 he emigrated to Great Britain, where he taught classes at Oxford University.
  • After his death, he was buried at Wolvercote Cemetery's Jewish section in Oxford.

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