Bernhard Seuffert, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bernhard Seuffert

Date of Birth: 23-May-1853

Place of Birth: Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany

Date of Death: 15-May-1938

Profession: philologist, classical philologist

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Bernhard Seuffert (23 May 1853, in Würzburg – 15 May 1938, in Graz) was a German-Austrian philologist, specializing in German studies. From 1871 he studied classical philology, history and German studies at the University of Würzburg, and afterwards continued his education at Strasbourg as a student of Wilhelm Scherer, Elias von Steinmeyer and Wilhelm Studemund.
In 1877 he obtained his habilitation, and subsequently replaced Erich Schmidt as a lecturer at Würzburg.
In 1886, he became an associate professor at the University of Graz, where from 1892 to 1924 he worked as a full professor of German philology.
In 1913/14 he served as university rector.In collaboration with Erich Schmidt and Bernhard Ludwig Suphan, he was editor of the Vierteljahrschrift für litteraturgeschichte ("Quarterly edition for literary history"; 1888–93).