Hermann Köchly
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Hermann Köchly was a German
philologist and educational reformer.
, taught at the Saalfeld Progymnasium (1837) and at the Dresden
Kreuzschule (1840). In February 1849, Köchly was elected to the lower house of the Kingdom of Saxony
, but that same year was forced to flee to Brussels
on account of his participation in the May insurrection
. He was appointed professor of classical philology at Zürich
in 1851, and at Heidelberg in 1864. He was a member of the Reichstag
from 1871 to 1873 and attached himself to the Progressive Party.
The scheme set forth in these pamphlets stressed the natural sciences, and, in Latin and Greek, urged emphasis on content rather than on grammar and style, and the gradual abolishment of speaking and writing those languages. The plan was adopted in Saxony
almost immediately.
Grecian
He did translations, especially of Caesar, Aeschylus, etc. A collection of his smaller works is found in his Opuscula academica (Leipzig, 1853-56), Akademische Vorträge und Reden (Zürich, 1856) and Opuscula philologica (Leipzig 1881-82).
Germany
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philologist and educational reformer.
Biography
He studied at LeipzigLeipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
, taught at the Saalfeld Progymnasium (1837) and at the Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
Kreuzschule (1840). In February 1849, Köchly was elected to the lower house of the Kingdom of Saxony
Kingdom of Saxony
The Kingdom of Saxony , lasting between 1806 and 1918, was an independent member of a number of historical confederacies in Napoleonic through post-Napoleonic Germany. From 1871 it was part of the German Empire. It became a Free state in the era of Weimar Republic in 1918 after the end of World War...
, but that same year was forced to flee to Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
on account of his participation in the May insurrection
May Uprising in Dresden
The May Uprising took place in Dresden, Germany in 1849; it was one of the last of the series of events known as the Revolutions of 1848.-Events leading to the May Uprising:...
. He was appointed professor of classical philology at Zürich
University of Zurich
The University of Zurich , located in the city of Zurich, is the largest university in Switzerland, with over 25,000 students. It was founded in 1833 from the existing colleges of theology, law, medicine and a new faculty of philosophy....
in 1851, and at Heidelberg in 1864. He was a member of the Reichstag
Reichstag
Reichstag may refer to:*Reichstag – the diets or parliaments of the Holy Roman Empire, of the Austrian-Hungarian monarchy, and of Germany from 1871 to 1945** Reichstag ** Reichstag...
from 1871 to 1873 and attached himself to the Progressive Party.
Educational reform
- Ueber das Princip des Gymnasialunterrichts der Gegenwart (Principals for gymnasialGymnasium (school)A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual...
instruction for modern times, 1845) - Zur Gymnasialreform (Reforming gymnasiums, 1846)
The scheme set forth in these pamphlets stressed the natural sciences, and, in Latin and Greek, urged emphasis on content rather than on grammar and style, and the gradual abolishment of speaking and writing those languages. The plan was adopted in Saxony
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
almost immediately.
GrecianAncient GreeceAncient Greece is a civilization belonging to a period of Greek history that lasted from the Archaic period of the 8th to 6th centuries BC to the end of antiquity. Immediately following this period was the beginning of the Early Middle Ages and the Byzantine era. Included in Ancient Greece is the...
epics
- Critical essays on Quintus Smyrnæus (Leipzig, 1830)
- Hesiod, in collaboration with Gottfried KinkelGottfried KinkelJohann Gottfried Kinkel was a German poet also noted for his revolutionary activities and his escape from a Prussian prison in Spandau with the help of his friend Carl Schurz.-Early life:...
(1870) - An edition of Aratus, Manethonis, Maximi et aliorum astrologica (Paris, 1851)
- An edition of the text of Apostelesmata (Leipzig, 1858)
- Dionysiaca of Nonnos (Leipzig, 1858)
- Seven dissertations on De Iliadis carminibus (Zürich, 1850-59)
- De diversis Hesiodeæ Theogoniæ partibus (Zürich, 1860)
- Iliadis Carmina XVI (1861)
- Three dissertations on De Odysseæ carminibus (Zürich, 1862-63)
- Opuscula epica IV (Zürich, 1864).
Ancient military subjects
- Geschichte des Griechischen Kriegswesens (Aarau, 1852)
- Grieschische Kriegsschriftsteller (Leipzig, 1853-55)
- Enleitung in Cäsars Kommentarien über den gallischen Krieg (Gotha, 1857)
- Onosandri de imperatoris officio Liber (Leipzig, 1860)
Others' works
- An edition of Arrian's Anabasis (1861)
- Editions of Euripides and Iphigenia in Taurien (1863)
- An edition of Medea (1867)
He did translations, especially of Caesar, Aeschylus, etc. A collection of his smaller works is found in his Opuscula academica (Leipzig, 1853-56), Akademische Vorträge und Reden (Zürich, 1856) and Opuscula philologica (Leipzig 1881-82).
Further reading
- Hug, Hermann Köchly (Basle, 1878)
- Böckel, Hermann Köchly, ein Bild seines Lebens und seiner Persönlichkeit (Heidelberg, 1904)