HUBNER

hubner, emil (1834-1901), german classical scholar, son of the historical painter julius hubner (1806-1882), was born at dusseldorf on the 7th of july 1834. after studying at berlin and bonn, he travelled extensively with a view to antiquarian and epigraphical researches. the results of these travels were embodied in several important works: _inscriptiones hispaniae latinae_ (1869, supplement 1892), _i. h. christianae_ (1871, supplement 1900); _inscriptiones britanniae latinae_ (1873), _i. b. christianae_ (1876); _la arqueologia de espana_ (1888); _monumenta linguae hibericae_ (1893). hubner was also the author of two books of the greatest utility to the classical student: _grundriss zu vorlesungen uber die romische literaturgeschichte_ (4th ed. 1878, edited, with large additions, by j. e. b. mayor as _bibliographical clue to latin literature_, 1875), and _bibliographie der classischen altertumswissenschaft_ (2nd ed., 1889); mention may also be made of _romische epigraphik_ (2nd ed., 1892); _exempla scripturae epigraphicae latinae_ (1885); and _romische herrschaft in westeuropa_ (1890). in 1870 hubner was appointed professor of classical philology in the university of berlin, where he died on the 21st of february 1901.