Franz Volkmar Fritzsche

Franz Volkmar Fritzsche (26 January 1806 in Steinbach bei Borna – 17 March 1887) was a German classical philologist. He was the son of theologian Christian Friedrich Fritzsche (1776–1850).

Franz Volkmar Fritzsche
Born	(1806-01-26)January 26, 1806 Steinbach bei Borna
Died	March 17, 1887(1887-03-17) (aged 81)
Nationality	German
Known for	Scholarly interpretation of Aristophanes and Lucian
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Leipzig
Academic work
Discipline	Classical philology

He studied under philologist Gottfried Hermann (his future father-in-law) at the University of Leipzig, where in 1825 he received his habilitation. In 1828, he succeeded Immanuel Gottlieb Huschke (1761–1828) as professor of rhetoric and belles-lettres (teaching classes in classical literature) at the University of Rostock. At Rostock, he founded a philological seminar, and in 1836/37, he served as university rector.^[1]

Writings

In the field of classical literature, he is largely known for his scholarly interpretation of Aristophanes and Lucian. The following are some of his principal writings:

• Quaestiones Lucianeae, 1826
• Varietas lectionis in Luciani Nigrinum, 1830
• Quaestiones Aristophaneae, 1835
• De parabasi Thesmophoriazusarum commentatio, 1836
• Aristophanis comoediae, quae supersunt, 1838
• Disputatio de Adimanto, patriae suae proditore, 1843
• Disputatio de Deo ex machina, 1843
• Aristophanis Ranae, 1845.^[2]