Karl Wilhelm Göttling
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Karl Wilhelm Göttling was a German philologist born in Jena
. He was the son of chemist
Johann Friedrich August Göttling
(1753–1820).
He studied philology in Jena and Berlin
, and from 1816 taught classes at the Gymnasium
in Rudolstadt
. In 1819 he became director of the Neuwied
Gymnasium, and in 1822 was appointed associate professor of philology at the University of Jena. At Jena he was also director of the philological seminary (from 1826) and university librarian, and in 1831 attained the title of full professor. During his academic career he participated in several study trips to Italy, Sicily, Greece, et al., and in 1852 accompanied Ludwig Preller
(1809–1861) and Hermann Theodor Hettner
(1821–1882) on a journey to Greece and Constantinople
.
Among his more important writings were editions of Aristotle
's Politica (1824) and Oeconomicus (1830), as well as editions of the poet Hesiod
. In the field of Greek grammar
he published Theodosii Alexandrini grammatica (1822) and
Allgemeine Lehre vom Akzent der griechischen Sprache (1835). His smaller works were for the most part combined in Gesammelte Abhandlungen aus dem klassischen Altertum (Collected Treatises from Classical Antiquity, two volumes) and Opuscula Academica (1869).
Jena
Jena is a university city in central Germany on the river Saale. It has a population of approx. 103,000 and is the second largest city in the federal state of Thuringia, after Erfurt.-History:Jena was first mentioned in an 1182 document...
. He was the son of chemist
Chemist
A chemist is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties such as density and acidity. Chemists carefully describe the properties they study in terms of quantities, with detail on the level of molecules and their component atoms...
Johann Friedrich August Göttling
Johann Friedrich August Gottling
Johann Friedrich August Göttling was a notable German chemist. He received his Apothecary degree in 1775 at Langensalza under Johann Christian Wiegleb. Gottling developed and sold chemical assay kits and studied processes for extracting sugar from beets, to supplement his meagre university salary....
(1753–1820).
He studied philology in Jena and Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, and from 1816 taught classes at the Gymnasium
Gymnasium (school)
A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual...
in Rudolstadt
Rudolstadt
Rudolstadt is a town in the German Bundesland of Thuringia, close to the Thuringian Forest to the southwest, and to Jena and Weimar to the north....
. In 1819 he became director of the Neuwied
Neuwied
Neuwied is a town in the north of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, capital of the District of Neuwied. Neuwied lies on the right bank of the Rhine, 12 km northwest of Koblenz, on the railway from Frankfurt am Main to Cologne...
Gymnasium, and in 1822 was appointed associate professor of philology at the University of Jena. At Jena he was also director of the philological seminary (from 1826) and university librarian, and in 1831 attained the title of full professor. During his academic career he participated in several study trips to Italy, Sicily, Greece, et al., and in 1852 accompanied Ludwig Preller
Ludwig Preller
Ludwig Preller was a German philologist and antiquarian.Born in Hamburg, he studied at Leipzig, Berlin and Göttingen, in 1838 he was appointed to the professorship of philology at the University of Dorpat, which, however, he resigned in 1843. He afterwards spent some time in Italy, but settled in...
(1809–1861) and Hermann Theodor Hettner
Hermann Theodor Hettner
Hermann Julius Theodor Hettner , was a German literary historian and writer on the history of art.He was born at Leisersdorf , near Goldberg , in Silesia. At the universities of Berlin, Halle and Heidelberg he concentrated on the study of philosophy, but in 1843 turned his attention to aesthetics,...
(1821–1882) on a journey to Greece and Constantinople
Constantinople
Constantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:...
.
Among his more important writings were editions of Aristotle
Aristotle
Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and polymath, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. His writings cover many subjects, including physics, metaphysics, poetry, theater, music, logic, rhetoric, linguistics, politics, government, ethics, biology, and zoology...
's Politica (1824) and Oeconomicus (1830), as well as editions of the poet Hesiod
Hesiod
Hesiod was a Greek oral poet generally thought by scholars to have been active between 750 and 650 BC, around the same time as Homer. His is the first European poetry in which the poet regards himself as a topic, an individual with a distinctive role to play. Ancient authors credited him and...
. In the field of Greek grammar
Ancient Greek grammar
Ancient Greek grammar is morphologically complex and preserves several features of Proto-Indo-European morphology. Nouns, adjectives, pronouns, articles, numerals and especially verbs are all highly inflected. This article is an introduction to this morphological complexity.-Diacritics:The...
he published Theodosii Alexandrini grammatica (1822) and
Allgemeine Lehre vom Akzent der griechischen Sprache (1835). His smaller works were for the most part combined in Gesammelte Abhandlungen aus dem klassischen Altertum (Collected Treatises from Classical Antiquity, two volumes) and Opuscula Academica (1869).