Kurt Otto Friedrich Hense (11 April 1845, Halberstadt – 11 March 1931, Freiburg im Breisgau) was a German classical philologist known for his investigations of Sophocles and the anthologist Stobaeus.
Otto Hense | |
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| Born | 11 April 1845 Halberstadt |
| Died | 11 March 1931 (aged 85) Freiburg im Breisgau |
| Occupation | German classical philologist |
In 1868 he obtained his doctorate from the University of Halle with the dissertation thesis, Exercitationes criticae imprimis in Euripidis fragmentis. After graduation, he worked as a gymnasium teacher, and in 1872 received his habilitation for classical philology at the University of Halle. From 1876 to 1909 he was a professor at the University of Freiburg, where in 1893/94 he served as university vice-rector.[1]
Published works
editWith historian Curt Wachsmuth, he was co-author of a five-volume edition of Stobaeus, titled Ioannis Stobaei Anthologium, with volumes 1-2 containing the Eclogae physicae et ethicae and being edited by Wachsmuth (1884), and volumes 3-5 containing the Florilegium and being edited by Hense (1894–1912).[2] Other significant works associated with Hense are:
- Heliodoreische Untersuchungen, 1870 – Studies on Heliodorus.
- Der Chor des Sophokles, 1877 – The chorus of Sophocles.
- Studien zu Sophokles, 1880 – Studies of Sophocles.
- Aischylos Agamemnon, 1883 – edition of Aeschylus' Agamemnon, (Friedrich Wilhelm Schneidewin's annotated edition revised by Hense).
- Nicolaus Schow und Stobaeus, 1885 – Nicolaus Schow and Stobaeus.
- Teletis reliquiae, 1889 – edition of Teles.
- Die Synkrisis in der antiken Litteratur: Prorectoratsrede, 1893 – The syncrisis in ancient literature.
- Seneca und Athenodorus, 1893 – Seneca and Athenodorus.
- Die Modificirung der Maske in der griechischen Tragödie, 1902, second edition 1905 – The modification of the mask in Greek tragedy.
- Reliquiae. edidit O. Hense, 1905 – edition of Musonius Rufus.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ Otto Hense Catalogus Professorum Halensis
- ^ Ioannis Stobaei Anthologium WorldCat Title.
- ^ WorldCat Search published works
- ^ OCLC Classify published works
External links
edit- Otto Hense de. Wikisource; bibliography.