Siegfried Sudhaus (9 July 1863 in
Treptow an der Rega – 22 October 1914 near Bixschoote, Belgium) was a German
classical philologist, known for his scholarly treatment of
Menander
Menander (; grc-gre, Μένανδρος ''Menandros''; c. 342/41 – c. 290 BC) was a Greek dramatist and the best-known representative of Athenian New Comedy. He wrote 108 comedies and took the prize at the Lenaia festival eight times. His rec ...
and
Philodemus
Philodemus of Gadara ( grc-gre, Φιλόδημος ὁ Γαδαρεύς, ''Philodēmos'', "love of the people"; c. 110 – prob. c. 40 or 35 BC) was an Arabic Epicurean philosopher and poet. He studied under Zeno of Sidon in Athens, before moving ...
.
He studied classical philology at the universities of
Bonn and
Berlin, and from 1892 worked as a schoolteacher at the municipal gymnasium in
Bonn. In 1898 he received 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 ...
for classical philology, and afterwards, by way of a travel scholarship from the
Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, he embarked on a study trip to Greece. In 1901 he was named a professor of classical philology at the
University of Kiel, where in 1912/13 he served as
academic 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 ...
. Among his better known students at Kiel was
papyrologist Christian Cornelius Jensen
Christian Cornelius Jensen (20 July 1883 in Archsum auf Sylt – 18 September 1940 in Berlin) was a German classical philologist and papyrologist. His father, Christian Jensen (1857–1936), was a local historian and teacher.
He studied clas ...
. As a volunteer in World War I, he died on 22 October 1914 near the town of Bixschoote in
Flanders (
First Battle of Ypres).
Published works
* ''Prolegomena ad Philodemi Rhetorica'', 1892.
* ''Philodemi Volumina rhetorica edidit'', 1892
* ''Philodemi Volumina rhetorica edidit'' (supplement), 1895.
* ''Aetna''. In: Sammlung wissenschaftlicher Commentare zu griechischen und römischen Schriftstellern, 1898.
* ''Der Aufbau der Plautinischen Cantica'', 1909 – The structure of
Plautine canticles.
* ''Menandri Reliquiae nuper repertae'', 1914.
* ''Menanderstudien'', 1914 – Menander studies.
Siegfried Sudhaus
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1863 births
1914 deaths
People from Trzebiatów
University of Bonn alumni
Humboldt University of Berlin alumni
Academic staff of the University of Kiel
German classical philologists
German papyrologists