HERMANN

hermann, karl friedrich (1804-1855), german classical scholar and antiquary, was born on the 4th of august 1804, at frankfort-on-main. having studied at the universities of heidelberg and leipzig, he went for a tour in italy, on his return from which he lectured as _privatdozent_ in heidelberg. in 1832 he was called to marburg as _professor ordinarius_ of classical literature; and in 1842 he was transferred to gottingen to the chair of philology and archaeology, vacant by the death of otfried muller. he died at gottingen on the 31st of december 1855. his knowledge of all branches of classical learning was profound, but he was chiefly distinguished for his works on greek antiquities and ancient philosophy. among these may be mentioned the _lehrbuch der griechischen antiquitaten_ (new ed., 1889) dealing with political, religious and domestic antiquities; the _geschichte und system der platonischen philosophie_ (1839), unfinished; an edition of the platonic dialogues (6 vols., 1851-1853); and _culturgeschickte der griechen und romer_ (1857-1858), published after his death by c. g. schmidt. he also edited the text of juvenal and persius (1854) and lucian's _de conscribenda historia_ (1828). a collection of _abhandlungen und beitrage_ appeared in 1849. see m. lechner, _zur erinnerung an k. f. hermann_ (1864), and article by c. halm in _allgemeine deutsche biographie_, xii. (1880).