Gottfried Ernst Groddeck und seine Korrespondenten

Gottfried Ernst Groddeck (17621825) is considered the founder of academic philology in Poland. Born in Gdansk, he studied classical philology in Göttingen and starting in 1786 was the private tutor and librarian for the Polish prince Czartoryski. In 1801 he became professor at Vilnius University. His correspondence is a major source on the influence exerted by German philology as well as on the intellectual history of Poland and Russia.

Autorentext

Hans Rothe, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn.

Zusammenfassung

"In an era of electronic letters, this rich correspondence from an earlier age should be attractive to all who are interested in international scholarly relations and the history, transfer and development of ideas, as well as, perhaps not least, those who follow with concern the fate of the humanities in German and not only German universities today."
Arnold McMillin in: SEER2/2016