Hans Diller
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Hans Diller was a German
classical scholar and historian of ancient Greek medicine.
, and later studied in Leipzig
in 1932 before returning to Hamburg as a lecturer. In 1937, he made an application for Nazi Party membership and the same year he became an associate professor in Rostock
. He was accepted into the Nazi party in 1940.
After the end of World War II
, he was denied before the denazification
commission his party membership and received an appointment as professor of classical philology at Kiel, where he remained until his retirement. He rejected offers to move to Mainz
(1952), although he became a full member of the Academy of Sciences and Literature based there, and further rejected offers to move to Cologne
(1958) and Hamburg
(1960) . For the academic year 1950/51 he was appointed rector of the Christian-Albrechts University in Kiel.
One of his main areas of research was Hippocratic
medicine. He published a book in 1970 dedicated to this field, and partly consisted of work written by Hippocrates originally. In addition, he also concerned himself with the Greek tragedians and co-authored works about Sophocles
, for example. For his efforts he was awarded in 1962 an honorary doctorate at the University of Athens.
Diller taught a number of notable scholars including Hermann Grensemann, Hans-Joachim Newiger, Gert Preiser and Renate Wittern-Sterzel.
Text editions and translations
Germany
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classical scholar and historian of ancient Greek medicine.
Life and work
Hans Diller obtained a doctorate in 1930 in HamburgHamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
, and later studied in Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
in 1932 before returning to Hamburg as a lecturer. In 1937, he made an application for Nazi Party membership and the same year he became an associate professor in Rostock
Rostock
Rostock -Early history:In the 11th century Polabian Slavs founded a settlement at the Warnow river called Roztoc ; the name Rostock is derived from that designation. The Danish king Valdemar I set the town aflame in 1161.Afterwards the place was settled by German traders...
. He was accepted into the Nazi party in 1940.
After the end of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, he was denied before the denazification
Denazification
Denazification was an Allied initiative to rid German and Austrian society, culture, press, economy, judiciary, and politics of any remnants of the National Socialist ideology. It was carried out specifically by removing those involved from positions of influence and by disbanding or rendering...
commission his party membership and received an appointment as professor of classical philology at Kiel, where he remained until his retirement. He rejected offers to move to Mainz
Mainz
Mainz under the Holy Roman Empire, and previously was a Roman fort city which commanded the west bank of the Rhine and formed part of the northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire...
(1952), although he became a full member of the Academy of Sciences and Literature based there, and further rejected offers to move to Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
(1958) and Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
(1960) . For the academic year 1950/51 he was appointed rector of the Christian-Albrechts University in Kiel.
One of his main areas of research was Hippocratic
Hippocrates
Hippocrates of Cos or Hippokrates of Kos was an ancient Greek physician of the Age of Pericles , and is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine...
medicine. He published a book in 1970 dedicated to this field, and partly consisted of work written by Hippocrates originally. In addition, he also concerned himself with the Greek tragedians and co-authored works about Sophocles
Sophocles
Sophocles is one of three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays have survived. His first plays were written later than those of Aeschylus, and earlier than or contemporary with those of Euripides...
, for example. For his efforts he was awarded in 1962 an honorary doctorate at the University of Athens.
Diller taught a number of notable scholars including Hermann Grensemann, Hans-Joachim Newiger, Gert Preiser and Renate Wittern-Sterzel.
Works
Monographs- Die Überlieferung der Hippokratischen Schrift Peri aerōn hydatōn topōn. Dieterich, Leipzig 1932.
- Wanderarzt und Aitiologe. Studien zur Hippokratischen Schrift Peri aerōn ydatōn topōn. Dieterich, Leipzig 1934.
- Die Bakchen und ihre Stellung im Spätwerk des Euripides. Verlag der Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur, Mainz 1955.
- Kleine Schriften zur antiken Literatur. Hrsg. von Hans-Joachim Newiger und Hans Seyffert. C.H. Beck, München 1971 (mit Verzeichnis der Schriften 1932–1970; Kurzlebenslauf S. 635–636).
- Kleine Schriften zur antiken Medizin. Hrsg. von Gerhard Baader und Hermann Grensemann. de Gruyter, Berlin 1973, ISBN 3-11-001799-7.
Text editions and translations
- Hippokrates: Schriften. Die Anfänge der abendländischen Medizin. Reinbek, Rowohlt 1962; Neuausgabe u.d.T. Hippokrates: Ausgewählte Schriften. Mit einem bibliographischen Anhang von Karl-Heinz Leven. Stuttgart, Reclam 1994, ISBN 3-15-009319-8 (Kurzlebenslauf S. 342–43).
- Hippokrates: Über die Umwelt. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin 1970 (Corpus medicorum Graecorum 1,1,2). 2. unveränderte Auflage 1998.