The Classical Museum
The Classical Museum
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Summary
The classical scholar Leonhard Schmitz (1807–90) studied at Bonn before becoming a naturalised British citizen and rector of the Royal High School, Edinburgh. This short-lived journal (1844–50), which he edited, illuminates the development of Classics as a specialist discipline as well as contemporary intellectual links between Britain and Germany.
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The Classical Museum by Leonhard Schmitz
Born near Aachen, Leonhard Schmitz (1807 90) studied at the University of Bonn, from which he received his PhD, before marrying an Englishwoman and becoming a naturalised British citizen. Made famous by the 1844 publication of his translation of Niebuhr's Lectures on the History of Rome, he became rector of the Royal High School, Edinburgh, where he taught Alexander Graham Bell. He also briefly tutored the future Edward VI (and he had previously taught Prince Albert in Bonn). This short-lived quarterly journal, which Schmitz founded and edited between 1844 and 1850, focused exclusively on aspects of classical antiquity in contrast to the more general literary reviews that were common in the period. It illuminates the development of Classics as a specialist discipline as well as contemporary intellectual links between Britain and Germany. This second volume was published in 1845.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781108057790 |
| ISBN 10 | 1108057799 |
| Title | The Classical Museum |
| Author | Leonhard Schmitz |
| Series | Cambridge Library Collection - Classic Journals |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2012-12-13 |
| Number of pages | 522 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |