Background
Gardthausen was born in August 26, 1843 at Copenhagen.
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Victor Gardthausen
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Education
Between 1865 to 1869 Gardthausen studied philology in Kiel and Bonn.
Career
He was author and co-author of some books Editor of ancient texts. In Kiel Alfred von Gutschmid was his professor
After the Franco-Prussian War he was sent to Italy and Greece for palaeographical research.
In 1873 he started work at the Leipziger Stadtbibliothek and from 1875 at the Leipzig University Library. From 1877 he was an extraordinary professor for ancient history.
In 1887/1888 he was active again as a university librarian, becoming the main librarian in 1901. In 1907 he left the library service.
Gardthausen died on December 27, 1925 in Leipzig.
He examined Codex Sinaiticus, Codex Boernerianus, Uspenski Gospels, manuscripts housed in the monastery on Sinai many other. According to him, Codex Sinaiticus was written in Alexandria and is younger than Codex Vaticanus at least 50 years. According to him, the Uspenski Gospels were seen by Johann Martin Augustin Scholz when he visited March Saba.
Gardthausen dated Codex Boernerianus to the 850-900 Anno Domini The evidence for this date includes the style of the script, the smaller uncial letters in Greek, the Latin interlinear written in Anglo-Saxon minuscule and the separation of words.
He investigated the nomina sacra. Gardthausen stated: "Ist die Handschrift gefunden, so orientiert man durch eine detaillierte Beschreibung, die im Verlaufe der Arbeit durch Beispiele vervollständigt wird" (Any intensive study of a manuscript begins with a detailed description, which in the course of its study is completed through illustration).
The main work of Gardthausen is "Griechische Paläographie" (Greek palaeography), the first edition appeared in 1879, the second in 1911/1913. lieutenant was the most important work since time of Bernard de Montfaucon.
lieutenant remains a standard work until to the present day.
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