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- Born:
- Nov. 28, 1772, Leipzig
- Died:
- Dec. 31, 1848, Leipzig (aged 76)
- Subjects Of Study:
- Ancient Greek language
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Gottfried Hermann
German classical scholar
Also known as: Johann Gottfried Jakob Hermann
Gottfried Hermann (born Nov. 28, 1772, Leipzig—died Dec. 31, 1848, Leipzig) was a German classical scholar who led a school contending that the emphasis in classical philology should be on linguistic, rather than historico-antiquarian, research. His entire professional life was spent at the University of Leipzig. His earlier work resulted in his two most important books, De Emendanda Ratione Graecae Grammaticae (1801; “On the Correct Method of Emending Greek Grammar”) and Elementa Doctrinae Metricae (1816; “Elements of Teaching Metrics”).
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