DODERLEIN, JOHANN CHRISTOPH WILHELM LUDWIG (17911863)

This article appears in Volume V08, Page 369 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: DIO-DRO

DODERLEIN, JOHANN CHRISTOPH WILHELM LUDWIG (17911863) , German philologist, was born at Jena on the 19th of December 1791. His father, Johann Christoph

Doderlein

DODERLEIN, JOHANN CHRISTOPH WILHELM LUDWIG (1791–1863)

, professor of theology at Jena, was celebrated for his varied learning, for his eloquence as a preacher, and for the import-ant influence he exerted in guiding the transition

movement

MOVEMENT

from strict orthodoxy to a freer theology. Ludwig

Doderlein

DODERLEIN, JOHANN CHRISTOPH WILHELM LUDWIG (1791–1863)

, after receiving his preliminary education at Windsheim and Schulpforta (Pforta), studied at Munich, Heidelberg, Erlangen and Berlin. He devoted his

chief

CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

attention to philology under the instruction of such men as F. Thiersch, G. F. Creuzer, J. H. Voss, F. A. Wolf, August Bockh and P. K. Buttmann. In 1815, soon after completing his studies at Berlin, he accepted the appointment of

ordinary

ORDINARY (med. Lat. ordinarius, Fr. ordinaire)

professor of philology in the

academy

ACADEMY, GREEK
ACADEMY, ROYAL

of Bern. In 1818 he was transferred to Erlangen, where he became second professor of philology in the university and

rector

RECTOR (Lat. for " ruler," " guide," &c., from regere, "
rule
- RULE
")

of the gymnasium. In 1827 he became first professor of philology and rhetoric and director of the philological seminary. He died on the 9th of November 1863. Dbderlein's most elaborate

work

WORK

as a philologist was marred by over-subtlety, and lacked method and clearness. He is best known by his Lateinische Synonymen and Etymologien (18261838), and his Homerisches Glossarium(1850-1858). To the same class belong his Lateinische Wortbildung (1838), Handbuch der lateinischen Synonymek (1839), and the Handbuch der lateinischen Etymologie (1841), besides various works of a more elementary kind intended for the use of schools and gymnasia. Most of the works named have been translated into English. To

critical

CRITICAL (in alphabetical order of authors)

philology Doderlein contributed valuable editions of Tacitus (Opera, 1847; Germania, with a German translation) and

Horace

HORACE [QuINTus HORATIUS FLACCUS] (65-8 B.C.)

(Epistolae, with a German translation, 18561858; Satirae, x86o). His Reden and Aufstitze (Erlangen, 18431847) and Offentliche Reden (1860) consist chiefly of academic addresses dealing with various subjects in paedagogy and philology.

End of Article: DODERLEIN, JOHANN CHRISTOPH WILHELM LUDWIG (17911863)

If you wish, you can link directly to this article.

<a href="http://jcsm.org/StudyCenter/Encyclopedia/DIO_DRO/DODERLEIN_JOHANN_CHRISTOPH_WIL.html">
DODERLEIN, JOHANN CHRISTOPH WILHELM LUDWIG (179...
</a>

(Previous)
DODECASTYLE (Gr. & eica, twelve, and vrIXos, co...

(Next)
DODGE, THEODORE AYRAULT (18421909)

JCSM was founded in 1997 and exists to help the community and bring people into a life-changing and productive relationship with Jesus Christ. JCSM offers over 200,000 free web pages, including its weekly inspirational emails that were sent continuously for over a decade.

Jesus Christ Saves Ministries
P.O. Box 9297
San Diego, CA 92169
1-888-887-0417 or Email