Eugen Adolf Hermann Petersen (16 August 1836 in

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– 14 December 1919 in

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) was a German classical archaeologist and

philologist Philology () is the study of language in oral and written historical sources. It is the intersection of textual criticism, literary criticism, history, and linguistics with strong ties to etymology. Philology is also defined as the study of ...

. He studied classical philology at the universities of

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and

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, where his influences were

Friedrich Gottlieb Welcker Friedrich Gottlieb Welcker (4 November 1784 – 17 December 1868) was a German classical philologist and archaeologist. Biography Welcker was born at Grünberg, Hesse-Darmstadt. Having studied classical philology at the University of Giesse ...

Friedrich Ritschl Friedrich Wilhelm Ritschl (6 April 1806 – 9 November 1876), a first cousin of theologian Albrecht Ritschl, was a German scholar best known for his studies of Plautus. Biography Ritschl was born in Großvargula, in present-day Thuringia. Hifami ...

and

Otto Jahn Otto Jahn (; 16 June 1813, in Kiel – 9 September 1869, in Göttingen), was a German archaeologist, philologist, and writer on art and music. Biography After the completion of his university studies at Christian-Albrechts-Universität in Kiel, ...

. In 1859 he received his doctorate at Kiel with a thesis on

Theophrastus Theophrastus (; ; c. 371 – c. 287 BC) was an ancient Greek Philosophy, philosopher and Natural history, naturalist. A native of Eresos in Lesbos, he was Aristotle's close colleague and successor as head of the Lyceum (classical), Lyceum, the ...

. Following graduation he worked at the Istituto di Corrispondenza Archeologica in

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, during which time, he investigated the recently discovered

tombs of Via Latina The Tombs of the Via Latina () are Roman tombs, mainly from the 2nd century AD, that are found along a short stretch of the Via Latina, an ancient Roman road close to Rome, Italy. They are now part of an archaeological park and can be visited. H ...

.Petersen, Adolf Hermann Eugen
at

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In 1862, he obtained his

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for classical philology at the

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. From 1864, he taught classes at the gymnasium in

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, then from 1869 worked in a similar capacity in Plon. From 1873 to 1879, he served as a professor of classical philology and archaeology at the

University of Dorpat The University of Tartu (UT; ; ) is a public research university located in the city of Tartu, Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is also the largest and oldest university in the country.

, and afterwards was named a successor to

Otto Benndorf Otto Benndorf (13 September 1838 – 2 January 1907) was a German-Austrian archaeologist who was a native of Greiz, Principality of Reuss-Greiz. He was the father of physicist Hans Benndorf (1870–1953). Life and career He studied under Fr ...

at the University of Prague. From 1882 to 1885, with Benndorf,

Felix von Luschan Felix Ritter von Luschan (; 11 August 18547 February 1924) was a medical doctor, anthropologist, explorer, archaeologist and ethnographer born in the Austrian Empire. Life Luschan was born the son of a lawyer in Hollabrunn, Lower Austria, and at ...

Karol Lanckoroński Count Karol Lanckoroński () (born 4 November 1848 in Vienna; died 15 July 1933 in Vienna) was a Polish writer, art collector, patron, historian, traveler, and vice-president of the Society for Cultural Protection in his native Galicia. He was ...

and others, he participated in archaeological investigations in

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, about which, the treatises "''Reisen in Lykien, Milyas und Kibyratis''" (1889) and "''Städte Pamphyliens und Pisidiens"'' (1890-92) were published. In 1886, he was chosen first secretary of the German Archaeological Institute (DAI) in Athens, and during the following year, succeeded

Wilhelm Henzen Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Henzen (24 January 1816 – 27 January 1887) was a German philologist and epigraphist born in Bremen. He studied philology at the Universities of Bonn and Berlin, afterwards traveling to Paris and London, where he fur ...

as manager of the DAI in Rome.

Selected works

* ''Die Kunst des Pheidias am Parthenon und zu Olympia'', 1873 – The art of

Phidias Phidias or Pheidias (; , ''Pheidias''; ) was an Ancient Greek sculptor, painter, and architect, active in the 5th century BC. His Statue of Zeus at Olympia was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Phidias also designed the statues of ...

at the

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and at Olympia. * ''Reisen in Lykien, Milyas und Kibyratis'' (with Felix von Luschan), 1889 – Journey to

Lycia Lycia (; Lycian: 𐊗𐊕𐊐𐊎𐊆𐊖 ''Trm̃mis''; , ; ) was a historical region in Anatolia from 15–14th centuries BC (as Lukka) to 546 BC. It bordered the Mediterranean Sea in what is today the provinces of Antalya and Muğ ...

Milyas Milyas () was a mountainous country in ancient south-west Anatolia (modern Turkey). However, it is generally described as being mostly in the northern part of the successor kingdom of Lycia, as well as southern Pisidia, and part of eastern Phrygia ...

and

Kibyra Cibyra or Kibyra (Greek: ), also referred to as Cibyra Magna, was an Ancient Greek city near the modern town of Gölhisar, in Burdur Province. It lay outside the north-western limits of the ancient province of Lycia and was the chief city of ...

. * ''Städte Pamphyliens und Pisidiens'' (with

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and Karol Lanckoroński), 2 volumes, 1890–92 – Cities of

Pamphylia Pamphylia (; , ''Pamphylía'' ) was a region in the south of Anatolia, Asia Minor, between Lycia and Cilicia, extending from the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean to Mount Taurus (all in modern-day Antalya province, Turkey). It was bounded on the ...

and

Pisidia Pisidia (; , ; ) was a region of ancient Asia Minor located north of Pamphylia, northeast of Lycia, west of Isauria and Cilicia, and south of Phrygia, corresponding roughly to the modern-day province of Antalya in Turkey. Among Pisidia's set ...

. * ''Die Marcus-Säule auf Piazza Colonna in Rom'' (with

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and Guglielmo Calderini), 1896 – The

Column of Marcus Aurelius The Column of Marcus Aurelius (, ) is a Roman victory column located in Piazza Colonna, Rome, Italy. A Doric column adorned with a detailed spiral relief, it was built in honor of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius and modeled after Trajan's Colu ...

at the

Piazza Colonna Piazza Colonna is a piazza at the center of the Rione of Colonna in the historic heart of Rome, Italy. It is named for the marble Column of Marcus Aurelius, which has stood there since AD 193. The bronze statue of Saint Paul that crowns the col ...

in Rome. * ''Trajans Dakische Kriege'' (2 volumes, 1899–1903) –

Trajan's Dacian Wars Trajan's Dacian Wars (101–102, 105–106) were two military campaigns fought between the Roman Empire and Dacia during Roman Emperor, Emperor Trajan's rule. The conflicts were triggered by the constant Dacian threat on the Danube, Danubian Rom ...

. * ''Vom alten Rom'' (second edition, 1900) – On ancient Rome. * ''Die Burgtempel der Athenaia'', 1907 – The castle temple of

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. * ''Die attische Tragödie als Bild- und Bühnenkunst'', 1915 – The Attican tragedy as image and stage art.Eugen Petersen
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Petersen, Eugen 1836 births 1919 deaths Academic staff of the University of Tartu Academic staff of Charles University University of Kiel alumni University of Bonn alumni People from Ostholstein German classical philologists Archaeologists from Schleswig-Holstein Explorers of West Asia