
Ernst Willibald Emil Hübner (7 July 183421 February 1901) was a German classical scholar.
He was born at
Düsseldorf, the son of the historical painter
Julius Hübner (1806–1882).
After studying at
Berlin and
Bonn, he traveled extensively with a view to
antiquarian
An antiquarian or antiquary () is an fan (person), aficionado or student of antiquities or things of the past. More specifically, the term is used for those who study history with particular attention to ancient artifact (archaeology), artifac ...
and
epigraphical researches.
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Deutsche Biographische Enzyklopaedie The results of these travels were published in several important works: ''Inscriptiones Hispaniae Latinae'' (1869, supplement 1892), ''Inscriptiones Hispaniae Christianae'' (1871, supplement 1900); ''Inscriptiones Britanniae Latinae'' (1873), ''Inscriptiones Britanniae Christianae'' (1876); ''La Arqueologia de Espana'' (1888); ''Monumenta Linguae Ibericae'' (1893).
Hübner also wrote two books for the classical student: ''Grundriss zu Vorlesungen über die römische Litteraturgeschichte'' (4th edition, 1878, edited, with large additions, by
JEB Mayor as ''Bibliographical clue to Latin literature'', 1875), and ''Bibliographie der klassischen Alterthumswissenschaft'' (2nd edition, 1889). He was also author of ''Römische Epigraphik'' (2nd edition, 1892); ''Exempla Scripturae Epigraphicae Latinae'' (1885); and ''Römische Herrschaft in Westeuropa'' (1890).
''Römische Herrschaft in Westeuropa''
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In 1870 Hübner was appointed professor of classical philology at the University of Berlin,[ where he died.]
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1834 births
1901 deaths
German classical scholars
University of Bonn alumni
Writers from Düsseldorf
Academic staff of the Humboldt University of Berlin
German classical philologists