Friedrich Kraner (15 October 1812, in
Eibenstock
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– 17 January 1863, in
Leipzig) was a German schoolteacher and
classical philologist.
He studied
philology at the
University of Leipzig as a pupil of
Gottfried Hermann
Johann Gottfried Jakob Hermann (28 November 1772 – 31 December 1848) was a German classical scholar and philologist. He published his works under the name Gottfried Hermann or its Latin equivalent .
Biography
He was born in Leipzig. Entering ...
. Afterwards, he worked as a teacher in
Annaberg (from 1835), then served as an ''Oberlehrer'' (senior instructor) in
Meissen
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(from 1838). In 1857 he was named director of the gymnasium in
Zwickau, and in 1862 was appointed
rector
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*Rector (academia), a senior official in an edu ...
of the ''
Thomasschule
St. Thomas School, Leipzig (german: Thomasschule zu Leipzig; la, Schola Thomana Lipsiensis) is a co-educational and public boarding school in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. It was founded by the Augustinians in 1212 and is one of the oldest schools ...
'' in Leipzig.
Published works
He is best remembered for his scholarly treatment of
Julius Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar (; ; 12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC), was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in a civil war, and ...
's ''
Commentarii de Bello Gallico'' and ''
Commentarii de Bello Civili''. The following are a few of Kraner's noteworthy written efforts:
* ''Plutarchi Vita Phocionis'', 1840 – edition of
Plutarch's life of
Phocion.
* ''Hellenica : die Geschichte Griechenlands bis zum peloponnesischen Kriege nach ihren Hauptmomenten in Auszügen aus griechischen Schriftstellern für mittlere Gymnasialclassen'', 1842 – Hellenica, the history of
Greece up to the
Peloponnesian War
The Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC) was an ancient Greek war fought between Athens and Sparta and their respective allies for the hegemony of the Greek world. The war remained undecided for a long time until the decisive intervention of th ...
, etc.
* ''C. Julii Caesaris Commentarii de bello Gallico'', (with a chart of
Gaul by
Heinrich Kiepert); Leipzig, Wiedmannsche Buchhandlung, 1853
* ''C. Julii Caesaris Commentarii de bello Civili'',
Berlin; Weidmann, 1856.
WorldCat Identities
Vita Phocionis
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kraner, Friedrich
1812 births
1863 deaths
People from Eibenstock
German classical philologists
Leipzig University alumni
19th-century philologists