Hermann Dessau
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Hermann Dessau was a German ancient historian and epigrapher. He is noted for a key work of textual criticism
published in 1889 on the Historia Augusta, which uncovered reasons to believe that this surviving text of ancient Roman imperial history had been written under circumstances very different from those previously believed.
Textual criticism
Textual criticism is a branch of literary criticism that is concerned with the identification and removal of transcription errors in the texts of manuscripts...
published in 1889 on the Historia Augusta, which uncovered reasons to believe that this surviving text of ancient Roman imperial history had been written under circumstances very different from those previously believed.
Literary works
- Über Zeit und Persönlichkeït der Scriptores historiae Augustae. In: Hermes 24 (1889), S. 337ff., online about Gallica.
- Inscriptiones Latinae SelectaeInscriptiones Latinae SelectaeInscriptiones Latinae Selectae, standard abbreviation ILS, is a three-volume selection of Latin inscriptions edited by Hermann Dessau. The work was published in five parts serially from 1892 to 1916, with numerous reprints. Supporting material and notes are all written in Latin...
. 3 vols. in 5 Teilbänden. WeidmannWeidmannWeidmann is a German surname meaning "hunter". It may refer to:* Charles Weidman , American modern dancer, choreographer and teacher...
, Berlin, 1892–1916. - Geschichte der römischen Kaiserzeit. 2 vols. in 3 Teilbänden. Weidmann, Berlin, 1924–1930