Johann Heinrich Christian Schubart (28 February 1800, Marburg – 1 May 1885,

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) was a German classical philologist and librarian. From 1816 to 1820 he studied ancient history at the University of Marburg, then continued his education at Heidelberg as a student of

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. He obtained his doctorate in Marburg with the dissertation thesis ''De Hyperboreis'', and for several years worked as a private tutor for various families of nobility in Württemberg and Austria. During this time period, he was also associated with the ' (from 1825) and the ' (from 1829).Schubart, Johann Heinrich Christian
Deutsche BiographieSchubart, Johann Heinrich Christian
Hessische Biografie In 1834 he was named secretary at the Landesbibliothek Kassel, where he later obtained the positions of second librarian (1850) and first librarian (1874). In 1834 he was co-founder of the ''Verein für hessische Geschichte und Landeskunde'' (Association for Hessian history and geography), of which he was also an editor of its journal.

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He is best remembered for his studies of Pausanias, and with

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, he published a three-volume edition on the ancient Greek geographer, titled ''Pausaniae Descriptio Graeciae'' (1838–39). Later on, he published a smaller version (2 volumes, 1854–55) and also an edition that was translated into German as ''Beschreibung von Griechenland'' (1857–63). * ', (dissertation) 1825. * ', 1832. * ', (with Ernst Christian Walz) 3 volumes, 1838-39. * ' (edition of Wigand Lauze; with

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, 2 volumes in 5) 1841-47. * ', 1855. * ', 1869 – a treatise involving Plato's '' Theatetus''.OCLC WorldCat
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schubart, Johann Heinrich Christian 1800 births 1885 deaths University of Marburg alumni Heidelberg University alumni People from Marburg German classical philologists German librarians