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Karl Lehrs

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Karl Lehrs

Karl Ludwig Lehrs (January 14, 1802 – June 9, 1878), was a German classical scholar.

Born at Königsberg, he was Jewish, but in 1822 he converted to Christianity. In 1845 he was appointed professor of ancient Greek philology at Königsberg University, a post he held until his death.

Work

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His most important works are:

Lehrs was a man of decided opinions; his enthusiasm for everything Greek caused him to insist on the undivided authorship of the Iliad; comparative mythology and the symbolical interpretation of myths he regarded as a species of sacrilege.

Notes

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  1. ^ The three treatises which are the object of this study are Περὶ μονήρους λέξεως, Περὶ Ἰλιακῆς προσωιδίας, and Περὶ διχρόνων.

References

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  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Lehrs, Karl". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 384.