Oskar Seyffert (classical scholar), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Oskar Seyffert (classical scholar)

German classical philologist and teacher

Date of Birth: 23-Jan-1841

Place of Birth: Krosno Odrzańskie, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 01-Jul-1906

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

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Oskar Seyffert (23 January 1841, Crossen an der Oder – 1 July 1906, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe) was a German classical philologist.
He specialized in studies of the Roman playwright Plautus. He studied philology at the University of Berlin, where his instructors included August Boeckh, Moriz Haupt, Theodor Mommsen, Karl Müllenhoff and Friedrich Adolf Trendelenburg.
In 1864 he obtained his PhD, then briefly served as an apprentice at the gymnasium in Frankfurt an der Oder and at the Grauen Kloster in Berlin.
In 1865 he began work as a schoolteacher at the Sophien-Gymnasium in Berlin, where he later attained the titles of senior instructor (1872) and professor (1885).