Education
From 1856 to 1860 he studied at the universities of Jena and Bonn, where he later received his habilitation in classical philology and ancient history.
historian linguist philologist university professor
From 1856 to 1860 he studied at the universities of Jena and Bonn, where he later received his habilitation in classical philology and ancient history.
He was a son-in-law to philologist Friedrich Ritschl. In 1864 he became a professor in ancient history at the University of Marburg, followed by professorships in classical philology at the universities of Göttingen (1869–1877) and Heidelberg (1877–1885). From 1885 to 1905 he was a professor of classical philology and ancient history at the University of Leipzig.
In 1897/98 he served as university rector.
Prussian Academy of Sciences. Saxonian Academy of Sciences. Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
Hellenic Philological Society of Constantinople.