Conrad Cichorius (25 May 1863 in

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– 20 January 1932 in

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) was a German

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and classical

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. He is known for publishing a complete survey of the reliefs of

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, which still forms the basis of modern scholarship. From 1882 to 1886 he studied at the universities of

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and

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, and in 1895 became an associate professor at Leipzig. Later on, he was a full professor of

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at the universities of Breslau (1900–16) and

(1916–28). In 1923/24 he served as university rector.Conrad Cichorius
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Selected works

* ''Rom und Mytilene'', Teubner, Leipzig 1888 * * * ''Die Reliefs des Denkmals von Adamklissi'', Leipzig 1897 * ''Untersuchungen zu Lucilius'', Berlin 1908 * ''Römische Studien. Historisches, Epigraphisches, Literaturgeschichtliches aus vier Jahrhunderten Roms'', Leipzig/Berlin 1922

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cichorius, Conrad 20th-century German historians Writers from Leipzig Leipzig University faculty University of Breslau faculty University of Bonn faculty 1863 births 1932 deaths German male non-fiction writers 19th-century German historians

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