Rudolf Helm (2 March 1872 – 29 November 1966) was a German classical philologist.
Life edit
Born Rudolf Wilhelm Oskar Helm in Berlin, he studied at the University of Berlin. After completing his studies, Helm traveled through Italy and Greece on a travel grant from the German Archaeological Institute. He was an assistant teacher for a short while. In 1897, he accepted the position of assistant to the Professor of Classical Philology at the Institute for Ancient Studies of the University of Berlin. As an assistant, Helm gave lectures, managed the institute's library, and assisted students. In 1899, he became a private lecturer until 1907 when he was appointed Associate Professor of Classical Philology at the University of Rostock, later becoming a full professor. In July 1920, Helm became the rector of the University until 1922.[1][2]
He was suspended from teaching in 1933 from May to November because of mismanagement of club dormitory funds. Helm retired temporarily from 1937 to 1945, until he returned to teaching as a Professor of Classical Philology at the University of Rostock. He retired in 1948 and died in Kiel.[2]
Works edit
Helm edited all of the non-philosophical work by Apuleius, a task which took him 10 years to complete.[3]
Further reading edit
- Deutsche Biographische Enzyklopädie (DBE), volume 4 (1996), p. 571.
- Arbeiten aus dem Gebiet der Altertumswissenschaft: Festschrift Rudolf Helm zum 2. März 1962, Rostock 1963 (mit Schriftenverzeichnis).
- Michael Buddrus: Die Professoren der Universität Rostock im Dritten Reich. Ein biographisches Lexikon. Munich 2007, p. 183–184.
- Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff: Erinnerungen 1848–1914, Berlin 1928, p. 283.
References edit
- ^ Buddrus, Michael (2007). Die Professoren der Universität Rostock im Dritten Reich. Ein biographisches Lexikon [The professors of the University of Rostock in the Third Reich: A biographical lexicon]. Walter de Gruyter. p. 183. ISBN 9783110957303.
- ^ a b "Helm, Rudolf". University of Rostock. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
- ^ Harrison, S. J. (June 13, 2013). Framing the Ass: Literary Texture in Apuleius' Metamorphoses. Oxford University Press. p. 24. ISBN 9780199602681.