Ernst Eduard Hudemann (15 November 1811,

Neumünster Neumünster () is a city in the middle of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. With more than 79,000 registered inhabitants, it is the fourth-largest municipality in Schleswig-Holstein (behind Kiel, Lübeck and Flensburg). History The city was fi ...

– 21 December 1889, Plön) was a German educator,

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 ...

and

classical historian Classical antiquity (also the classical era, classical period or classical age) is the period of cultural history between the 8th century BC and the 5th century AD centred on the Mediterranean Sea, comprising the interlocking civilizations of ...

. He studied philology at the University of Kiel, afterwards working in

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as a ''Hülfslehrer'' (teaching assistant) at the ''Gelehrten-Schule'' (1837). Beginning in 1840, he worked as an instructor in Schleswig, later serving as a conrector in

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and Leer (1853). In 1859 he was named ''Oberlehrer'' in

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, and in 1864 was appointed subrector in Plön. He died on December 21, 1889.

Published works

Known for his writings on

ancient Rome In modern historiography, ancient Rome refers to Roman civilisation from the founding of the city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD. It encompasses the Roman Kingdom (753–509 B ...

, his best known work being a book involving its

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, "''Geschichte des römischen Postwesens während der Kaiserzeit''" (History of the Roman postal system during the imperial period; published in 10 editions between 1875 and 1985). Other significant writings by Hudemann are: * ''Hamilcars Kampf auf Hercte und Eryx und der Friede des Catulus'', 1842 - Hamilcar's struggle at Hercte and

Eryx Eryx is a French short-range portable semi-automatic command to line of sight (SACLOS) based wire-guided anti-tank missile (ATGM) manufactured by MBDA France and by MKEK under licence. The weapon can also be used against larger bunkers and smal ...

and the peace of Catulus. * ''Zur Gymnasialreform, besonders mit Bezug auf die Vereinfachung des Gymnasialunterrichtes'', 1855 - For high school reform, particularly with regard to the simplification of grammar lessons. * "Quaestiones Ammianeae", 1864. * ''Die Bauernaufstände in Gallien während der Römischen Kaiserzeit'', 1872 - The peasant uprising in

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during the Roman Empire. * ''Ueber eine Inschrift aus Ostia'', 1876 - About an inscription from

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. Along with educator Friedrich Lübker, he made contributions to

Reinhold Klotz Reinhold Klotz (13 March 1807 – 10 August 1870) was a German Classics, classical scholar. Biography Klotz was born in Stollberg near Chemnitz in the Kingdom of Saxony on 13 March 1807. He studied at the University of Leipzig and became assistant ...

' dictionary of the Latin language, "''Handwörterbuch der lateinischen Sprache''" (1857-1879).OCLC WorldCat
Handwörterbuch der lateinischen Sprache

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