Georg Ludwig Walch (8 May 1785, in
Jena – 21 January 1838, in
Greifswald) was a German
classical philologist largely known for his edition and analysis of works by the Roman historian
Tacitus. He was the grandson of
theologian Johann Georg Walch
Johann Georg Walch (17 June 1693 – 13 January 1775) was a German Lutheran theologian.
Life
He was born in Meiningen, where his father, Georg Walch, was general superintendent. He studied at Leipzig and Jena, amongst his teachers being J. F. ...
(1693–1775).
Beginning in 1805, he studied at the
University of Jena, where he subsequently worked as a
librarian. In 1808 he obtained his habilitation at Jena. Since 1811 he served as an instructor of
Latin and
Greek languages at the
Grauen Kloster in
Berlin. In 1830 he succeeded
Christian Wilhelm Ahlwardt Christian Wilhelm Ahlwardt (23 November 1760 in Greifswald – 12 April 1830 in Greifswald) was a German classical philologist. He was the father of Oriental studies, orientalist Wilhelm Ahlwardt (1828–1909).
After obtaining his habilitation from ...
as a professor of ancient languages at the
University of Greifswald.
Principal works
* ''Horaz als Mensch und Bürger von Rom'', 1802 (by Richeus van Ommeren, translated from Dutch by Walch) –
Horace
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (; 8 December 65 – 27 November 8 BC), known in the English-speaking world as Horace (), was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus (also known as Octavian). The rhetorician Quintilian regarded his ' ...
as a human being and as a citizen of
Rome.
* ''Meletematum criticorum specimen'', 1809.
* ''Memoria Georgii Ludovici Spaldingii'', 1815 – In memoriam of
Georg Ludwig Spalding
Georg Ludwig Spalding (8 April 1762 – 7 June 1811) was a German philologist born in Barth, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. He was the son of theologian Johann Joachim Spalding (1714–1804).
He studied philology and theology at the Universities of Göt ...
.
* ''Emendationes Livianae'', 1815 – an edition of
Livy.
* ''Tacitus’ Agrikola. Urschrift, Übersetzung, Anmerkungen und eine Abhandlung über die Kunstform der antiken Biographie'', 1828 – Tacitus' "
Agricola". Original, translation, notes, and a treatise on the art form of ancient biography.
* ''Tacitus’ Germania. Urschrift, Übersetzung, Anmerkungen und eine Abhandlung über antike Darstellung in Beziehung auf Zweck und Zusammenhang in Tacitus’ Germania'', 1829 – Tacitus' "
Germania
Germania ( ; ), also called Magna Germania (English: ''Great Germania''), Germania Libera (English: ''Free Germania''), or Germanic Barbaricum to distinguish it from the Roman province of the same name, was a large historical region in north- ...
". Original, translation, notes, and a treatise on ancient representation, etc.
* "Germania, Agricola and First Book of the Annals : with notes from Ruperti, Passow, Walch, and Bötticher's remarks on the style of Tacitus". (Latin text; notes in English). London : Taylor and Walton, 1840.
HathiTrust Digital Library
Germania, Agricola and First Book of the Annals
References
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1785 births
1838 deaths
Writers from Jena
People from Saxe-Weimar
German classical philologists
University of Jena alumni
Academic staff of the University of Greifswald
Scholars from the Kingdom of Prussia