Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (12 February 1845, in Göttingen – 9 March 1923, in Dresden) was a German classical scholar. He specialized in studies of Greek and Roman mythology.
He received his education at the Universities of Göttingen and Leipzig, obtaining his PhD in 1868. While at Leipzig, from encouragement by Friedrich Ritschl, he along with fellow students Wilhelm Wisser, Richard Arnold and Friedrich Nietzsche, formed a student philological association in December 1865.[1][2] Since 1871 he taught classes at the Fürstenschule in Meissen, and from 1882, served as vice-principal at the gymnasium in Wurzen. In 1894, he was appointed school rector. After his retirement in 1905 he lived and worked in Dresden. During his career, he travelled extensively in Europe, his research trips taking him to Italy, France, Dalmatia, Montenegro, Greece and Asia Minor.[3]
He is best known for his lexicon, the Ausführliches Lexikon der griechischen und römischen Mythologie ("Detailed dictionary of Greek and Roman mythology", 1884–1937; 6 volumes with 4 supplementary volumes, the dictionary being completed by Konrat Ziegler). He also published Neue Omphalosstudien: Ein archäologischer Beitrag zur vergleichenden Religionswissenschaft (1915), an archaeological study of the Omphalos myth.[4] Other significant works by Roscher are:
Studien Zur Vergleichenden Mythologie Der Griechen und Römer, 1873 – Studies in comparative mythology of the Greeks and Romans.
Das tiefe Naturgefühl der Griechen und Römer in seiner historischen Entwickelung, 1875 – The deep Naturgefühl of the Greeks and Romans in their historical development.
Die Gorgonen und Verwandtes: Eine Vorarbeit zu einem Handbuch der griechischen Mythologie vom vergleichenden Standpunkt, 1879 – The Gorgons and related issues: a preliminary work for a handbook of Greek mythology from a comparative point of view.
Nektar und Ambrosia: Mit einem Anhang über die Grundbedeutung der Aphrodite und Athene, 1883 – Nectar and ambrosia: With an appendix on the basic meanings of Aphrodite and Athena.
Über Selene und Verwandtes, 1890 – On Selene and related issues.
Ephialtes: Eine pathologisch-mythologische Abhandlung über die Alptraume und Alpdämonen des Klassischen Altertums, 1900 – Ephialtes: A pathological-mythological treatise on nightmares and the Alpdämonen of classical antiquity.
Die Hebdomadenlehren der griechischen Philosophen und Aerzte, 1906 – The Hebdomadenlehren of Greek philosophers and physicians.[5]
Referencesedit
^Google Books Historical Dictionary of Nietzscheanism by Carol Diethe
^Nietzsche Briefwechsel: Kritische Gesamtausgabe, Volume 7 by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, Giorgio Colli, Mazzino Montinari
^Dictionary of German Biography (DGB): Plett-Schmidseder. Volume 8 by K. G. Saur Verlag GmbH & Company, Walter De Gruyter Incorporated
Susanne Siebert (1994). "Roscher, Wilhelm Heinrich". In Bautz, Traugott (ed.). Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL) (in German). Vol. 8. Herzberg: Bautz. cols. 665–666. ISBN3-88309-053-0.
January 01, 1970
wilhelm, heinrich, roscher, february, 1845, göttingen, march, 1923, dresden, german, classical, scholar, specialized, studies, greek, roman, mythology, born, 1845, february, 1845göttingen, kingdom, hanoverdiedmarch, 1923, 1923, aged, dresden, weimar, republicn. Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher 12 February 1845 in Gottingen 9 March 1923 in Dresden was a German classical scholar He specialized in studies of Greek and Roman mythology Wilhelm Heinrich RoscherBorn 1845 02 12 February 12 1845Gottingen Kingdom of HanoverDiedMarch 9 1923 1923 03 09 aged 78 Dresden Weimar RepublicNationalityGermanAcademic backgroundAlma materUniversity of GottingenLeipzig UniversityAcademic workDisciplineGreek and Roman mythologyInstitutionsUniversity of HalleHumboldt University of Berlin He received his education at the Universities of Gottingen and Leipzig obtaining his PhD in 1868 While at Leipzig from encouragement by Friedrich Ritschl he along with fellow students Wilhelm Wisser Richard Arnold and Friedrich Nietzsche formed a student philological association in December 1865 1 2 Since 1871 he taught classes at the Furstenschule in Meissen and from 1882 served as vice principal at the gymnasium in Wurzen In 1894 he was appointed school rector After his retirement in 1905 he lived and worked in Dresden During his career he travelled extensively in Europe his research trips taking him to Italy France Dalmatia Montenegro Greece and Asia Minor 3 The economist Wilhelm Georg Friedrich Roscher 1817 1894 was his father Written works editHe is best known for his lexicon the Ausfuhrliches Lexikon der griechischen und romischen Mythologie Detailed dictionary of Greek and Roman mythology 1884 1937 6 volumes with 4 supplementary volumes the dictionary being completed by Konrat Ziegler He also published Neue Omphalosstudien Ein archaologischer Beitrag zur vergleichenden Religionswissenschaft 1915 an archaeological study of the Omphalos myth 4 Other significant works by Roscher are Studien Zur Vergleichenden Mythologie Der Griechen und Romer 1873 Studies in comparative mythology of the Greeks and Romans Das tiefe Naturgefuhl der Griechen und Romer in seiner historischen Entwickelung 1875 The deep Naturgefuhl of the Greeks and Romans in their historical development Die Gorgonen und Verwandtes Eine Vorarbeit zu einem Handbuch der griechischen Mythologie vom vergleichenden Standpunkt 1879 The Gorgons and related issues a preliminary work for a handbook of Greek mythology from a comparative point of view Nektar und Ambrosia Mit einem Anhang uber die Grundbedeutung der Aphrodite und Athene 1883 Nectar and ambrosia With an appendix on the basic meanings of Aphrodite and Athena Uber Selene und Verwandtes 1890 On Selene and related issues Ephialtes Eine pathologisch mythologische Abhandlung uber die Alptraume und Alpdamonen des Klassischen Altertums 1900 Ephialtes A pathological mythological treatise on nightmares and the Alpdamonen of classical antiquity Die Hebdomadenlehren der griechischen Philosophen und Aerzte 1906 The Hebdomadenlehren of Greek philosophers and physicians 5 References edit Google Books Historical Dictionary of Nietzscheanism by Carol Diethe Nietzsche Briefwechsel Kritische Gesamtausgabe Volume 7 by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche Giorgio Colli Mazzino Montinari Dictionary of German Biography DGB Plett Schmidseder Volume 8 by K G Saur Verlag GmbH amp Company Walter De Gruyter Incorporated WorldCat Title Neue Omphalosstudien Deutsche Wikisource Bibliography of RoscherExternal links editSusanne Siebert 1994 Roscher Wilhelm Heinrich In Bautz Traugott ed Biographisch Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon BBKL in German Vol 8 Herzberg Bautz cols 665 666 ISBN 3 88309 053 0 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher amp oldid 1222364384, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
