Bernhard Seuffert (23 May 1853, in

Würzburg Würzburg (; Main-Franconian: ) is a city in the region of Franconia in the north of the German state of Bavaria. Würzburg is the administrative seat of the ''Regierungsbezirk'' Lower Franconia. It spans the banks of the Main River. Würzburg is ...

– 15 May 1938, in

Graz Graz (; sl, Gradec) is the capital city of the Austrian state of Styria and second-largest city in Austria after Vienna. As of 1 January 2021, it had a population of 331,562 (294,236 of whom had principal-residence status). In 2018, the popul ...

) was a German-Austrian

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 especially strong ties to etymology). Philology is also defined as th ...

, specializing in

German studies German studies is the field of humanities that researches, documents and disseminates German language and literature in both its historic and present forms. Academic departments of German studies often include classes on German culture, German hi ...

. From 1871 he studied

classical philology Classics or classical studies is the study of classical antiquity. In the Western world, classics traditionally refers to the study of Classical Greek and Roman literature and their related original languages, Ancient Greek and Latin. Classics ...

, history and German studies at the

University of Würzburg The Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg (also referred to as the University of Würzburg, in German ''Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg'') is a public research university in Würzburg, Germany. The University of Würzburg is one of ...

, and afterwards continued his education at

Strasbourg Strasbourg (, , ; german: Straßburg ; gsw, label=Bas Rhin Alsatian, Strossburi , gsw, label=Haut Rhin Alsatian, Strossburig ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France and the official seat of the Eu ...

as a student of Wilhelm Scherer,

Elias von Steinmeyer Elias von Steinmeyer (8 February 1848, in Nowawes, near Potsdam – 8 March 1922, in Erlangen) was a German philologist. He studied philology at the University of Berlin, and from 1870 worked as an assistant in the private state archives in Be ...

and

Wilhelm Studemund Wilhelm Studemund (3 July 1843, in Stettin – 8 August 1889, in Breslau) was a German classical philologist, known for his decipherment of the Ambrosian palimpsest of Plautus. He studied philology at the University of Berlin under August Boeck ...

. In 1877 he obtained his

habilitation Habilitation is the highest university degree, or the procedure by which it is achieved, in many European countries. The candidate fulfills a university's set criteria of excellence in research, teaching and further education, usually including a ...

, and subsequently replaced Erich Schmidt as a lecturer at Würzburg. In 1886, he became an associate professor at the University of Graz, where from 1892 to 1924 he worked as a full professor of German philology. In 1913/14 he served as

university rector A rector (Latin for 'ruler') is a senior official in an educational institution, and can refer to an official in either a university or a secondary school. Outside the English-speaking world the rector is often the most senior official in a un ...

. In collaboration with Erich Schmidt and Bernhard Ludwig Suphan, he was editor of th
''Vierteljahrschrift für litteraturgeschichte''
("Quarterly edition for literary history"; 1888–93).

Selected works

* ''Maler Müller'', 1877 – On the painter Friedrich Müller. * ''Die Legende von der Pfalzgräfin Genovefa'', 1877 – The legend of the Palatinate countess Genevieve. * ''Wielands Abderiten'', 1878 –

Christoph Martin Wieland Christoph Martin Wieland (; 5 September 1733 – 20 January 1813) was a German poet and writer. He is best-remembered for having written the first ''Bildungsroman'' (''Geschichte des Agathon''), as well as the epic ''Oberon'', which formed the ba ...

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. * ''Deutsche Litteraturdenkmale des 18. und 19. Jahrhunderts'' (with

August Sauer August Sauer (12 October 1855, in Wiener Neustadt – 17 September 1926, in Prague) was an Austrian Germanist and literary historian. He is known for his publication of collected works by Franz Grillparzer, Ferdinand Raimund, Adalbert Stifter, e ...

; multi-volume, 1881–1924) – German literature monuments of the 18th and 19th centuries. * ''Frankfurter gelehrte Anzeigen vom Jahr 1772'' (with Wilhelm Scherer; 2 volumes 1882–83) –

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scholarly notices from the year 1772. * ''Voltaire am abend seiner apotheose'', 1881 –

Voltaire François-Marie Arouet (; 21 November 169430 May 1778) was a French Age of Enlightenment, Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher. Known by his ''Pen name, nom de plume'' M. de Voltaire (; also ; ), he was famous for his wit, and his ...

in the evening of his

apotheosis Apotheosis (, ), also called divinization or deification (), is the glorification of a subject to divine levels and, commonly, the treatment of a human being, any other living thing, or an abstract idea in the likeness of a deity. The term has ...

. * ''Der Dichter des Oberon'', 1900 – The writer of ''Oberon''. * ''Philologische Betrachtungen im Anschluss an Goethes Werther'', 1900 – Philological considerations on

Goethe Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre director, and critic. His works include plays, poetry, literature, and aesthetic criticism, as well as treat ...

's ''

Werther ''Werther'' is an opera (''drame lyrique'') in four acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Édouard Blau, Paul Milliet and Georges Hartmann (who used the pseudonym Henri Grémont). It is loosely based on Goethe's epistolary novel ''The S ...

''. * ''Prolegomena zu einer Wieland Ausgabe'' (4 volumes, 1904–09) – Prolegomena to a Christoph Martin Wieland edition.HathiTrust Digital Library
(published works)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Seuffert, Bernhard 1853 births 1938 deaths Writers from Würzburg University of Würzburg alumni University of Strasbourg alumni Academic staff of the University of Graz Germanists Austrian philologists