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Leonhard von Spengel (24 September 1803, in

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– 8 November 1880, in Munich) was a

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classical scholar.

Biography

He attended the lyceum in his hometown, where as a pupil of Joseph Kopp and Johann von Gott Fröhlich, he was encouraged to study philology.

Richard Hoche Richard Gottfried Hoche (28 September 1834 – 30 March 1906) was a German classical scholar and head teacher. He contributed approximately 200 entries to the German Dictionary of National Biography ''(Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie)''. Life Ric ...

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In:

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(ADB). Band 35, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1893, S. 115–117. After taking the examination for secondary school teachers in 1823, he furthered his studies in

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at the universities of

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and

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, receiving his PhD at the

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in 1827. He became known through his edition (1826) of

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's ''De Lingua Latina'' and subsequently was appointed

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. As a university student his influences were

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(Leipzig) and

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and

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(Berlin). He turned down an offer of a professorship from the

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, and from 1830 taught classes as a gymnasium professor in Munich. From 1842 to 1847 he was professor at

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, and afterwards returned to Munich as a university professor. In 1841 he became a full member of the

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Published works

Among his publications were his edition of the ''Ars Rhetorica ad Alexandrum'', which, following

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, he attributed to

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(1844), his edition of the ''Rhetoric'' of

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(1867), and his text edition of the ''Rhetores Graeci'' (three volumes, 1853–56).Leonhard Spengel
de.Wikisource (bibliography) His address ''Ueber das Studium der Rhetorik bei den Alten'' (1842) is a valuable outline sketch of the art of eloquence in classical times.

Bibliography

J. E. Sandys Sir John Edwin Sandys ( "Sands"; 19 May 1844 – 6 July 1922) was an English classical scholar. Life Born in Leicester, England on 19 May 1844, Sandys was the 4th son of Rev. Timothy Sandys (1803–1871) and Rebecca Swain (1800–1853). Livin ...

, ''A History of Classical Scholarship'', volume III (Cambridge, 1908) *

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Spengel, Leonhard von German classical scholars German non-fiction writers German classical philologists Academic staff of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Academic staff of Heidelberg University 1803 births 1880 deaths German male non-fiction writers