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Franz Eyssenhardt

Also known as: Franz Rudolf Eyssenhardt

Place of birth:

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Birth date:

March 6, 1838 • Birth Sign: Pisces

Citizenship:

German Reich, Kingdom of Prussia

Death date:

November 30, 1901 (63 years old)

Short Bio:

Franz Eyssenhardt (6 March 1838 – 30 November 1901) was a German classical philologist born in Berlin. He studied philology in Berlin, and subsequently became an instructor at the Werderscher gymnasium. In 1868-69 he performed research in Italy, and in 1876 was appointed professor at the Johanneum in Hamburg. From 1882 to 1900 he was director of the Hamburg city library. Eyssenhardt was author of editions of Martianus Capella, Phaedrus, Macrobius, Apuleius and Ammianus Marcellinus.

Another noted work of his was an 1886 biography of historian Barthold Georg Niebuhr (1776-1831).

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translator librarian classical philologist philologist teacher at a Gymnasium teacher Berlin German Reich Kingdom of Prussia