Friedrich Preisigke
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Friederich Preisigke was a German Egyptologist and papyrologist.
. Although he had already launched a white collar career, his deep love for classical literature and ancient history led him to closely follow the lectures of great scholars of the time, such as the philologist Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff
, epigraphist Hermann Dessau
and philologist Paul M. Meyer, by whom he was introduced to the study of papyrology
. In 1903 Preisigke graduated from the University of Halle with a thesis supervised by the orientalist Ulrich Wilcken
. In 1908 he became Director of Telegraphs in Strasbourg, and in 1913 was appointed professor at the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Strasbourg
. In June 1915 he was elected an extraordinary member of the Academy of Sciences in Heidelberg, and in 1918 founded the Institut für Papyrologie in the same city, which continues today to be Germany's leading centre of papyrology.
, the fruit of which was published in 1910:
A major lexical source utilised by Liddell & Scott (LSJ), Bauer (BGAD)
and Moulton & Milligan (MM)
is the papyrus collection:
Another fundamental contribution to scientific papyrology by this writer was the dictionary of Egyptian papyrus finished and published 20 years after his death titled:
Life
Born in Dessau, he attended the Cathedral gymnasium at Brandenburg an der Havel, later became a clerk in the German Post Office and in 1897 he was appointed director of the telegraph lines in BerlinBerlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
. Although he had already launched a white collar career, his deep love for classical literature and ancient history led him to closely follow the lectures of great scholars of the time, such as the philologist Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff
Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff
Enno Friedrich Wichard Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff was a German Classical Philologist. Wilamowitz, as he is known in scholarly circles, was a renowned authority on Ancient Greece and its literature.- Youth :...
, epigraphist Hermann Dessau
Hermann Dessau
Hermann Dessau was a German ancient historian and epigrapher. He is noted for a key work of textual criticism published in 1889 on the Historia Augusta, which uncovered reasons to believe that this surviving text of ancient Roman imperial history had been written under circumstances very...
and philologist Paul M. Meyer, by whom he was introduced to the study of papyrology
Papyrology
Papyrology is the study of ancient literature, correspondence, legal archives, etc., as preserved in manuscripts written on papyrus, the most common form of writing material in the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Greece, and Rome...
. In 1903 Preisigke graduated from the University of Halle with a thesis supervised by the orientalist Ulrich Wilcken
Ulrich Wilcken
Ulrich Wilcken was a German historian and papyrologist who was a native of Stettin.Wilcken studied ancient history and Oriental studies in Leipzig, Tübingen and Berlin. He was a disciple of historian Theodor Mommsen, who encouraged Wilcken to take a position as cataloguer of papyri following...
. In 1908 he became Director of Telegraphs in Strasbourg, and in 1913 was appointed professor at the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Strasbourg
University of Strasbourg
The University of Strasbourg in Strasbourg, Alsace, France, is the largest university in France, with about 43,000 students and over 4,000 researchers....
. In June 1915 he was elected an extraordinary member of the Academy of Sciences in Heidelberg, and in 1918 founded the Institut für Papyrologie in the same city, which continues today to be Germany's leading centre of papyrology.
Works
The activity of Preisigke concentrated mainly in the reconstruction of the financial and administrative system in Egypt during the Roman occupation, particularly the bank giroGiro
A Giro or giro transfer is a payment transfer from one bank account to another bank account and instigated by the payer, not the payee...
, the fruit of which was published in 1910:
- Girowesen im griechischen Ägypten, enthaltend Korngiro, Geldgiro, Girobanknotariat mit Einschluss des Archivwesens. 1910.
A major lexical source utilised by Liddell & Scott (LSJ), Bauer (BGAD)
Walter Bauer
Walter Bauer was a German theologian and scholar of the development of the early Christian churches.-Life:...
and Moulton & Milligan (MM)
George Milligan
A. George Milligan was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward.-References:...
is the papyrus collection:
- Sammelbuch griechischer Urkunden aus Ägypten Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft in Strassburg. StrasbourgStrasbourgStrasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...
1915
Another fundamental contribution to scientific papyrology by this writer was the dictionary of Egyptian papyrus finished and published 20 years after his death titled:
- Wörterbuch der griechischen Papyrusurkunden mit Einschluss University of Heidelberg, 1944