Franz Volkmar Fritzsche, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Franz Volkmar Fritzsche

German classical philologist

Date of Birth: 26-Jan-1806

Place of Birth: Steinbach (Bad Lausick), Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 17-Mar-1887

Profession: university teacher, classical scholar, high school teacher, classical philologist

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Franz Volkmar Fritzsche

  • Franz Volkmar Fritzsche (26 January 1806 in Steinbach bei Borna – 17 March 1887) was a German classical philologist.
  • He was the son of theologian Christian Friedrich Fritzsche (1776-1850). He studied under philologist Gottfried Hermann (his future father-in-law) at the University of Leipzig, where in 1825 he received his habilitation.
  • In 1828, he succeeded Immanuel Gottlieb Huschke (1761-1828) as professor of rhetoric and belles-lettres (teaching classes in classical literature) at the University of Rostock.
  • At Rostock, he founded a philological seminar, and in 1836/37, he served as university rector.

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