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Erwin Rohde (German:[ˈʀoːdə]; 9 October 1845 – 11 January 1898) was one of the greatGerman classical scholars of the 19th century.
Rohde was born inHamburg and was the son of a doctor. Outside of antiquarian circles, Rohde is known today chiefly for his friendship and correspondence with fellow philologistFriedrich Nietzsche. The two were students together inBonn andLeipzig, where they were studyingphilology taught byFriedrich Wilhelm Ritschl. In 1872, Rohde became a professor at theUniversity of Kiel. He later was professor inJena (1876),Tübingen (1878) and finallyHeidelberg, where he died in 1898 after suffering from a gradual decline in health.
HisPsyche (1890-1894) remains a standard reference work forGreek cult practices and beliefs related to thesoul.
His work,Der Griechische Roman und seine Vorläufer (1876), was considered byMikhail Bakhtin to be "the best book on the history of theancient novel", and it is still regarded as one of the greatest "monuments of 19th century classics scholarship in Germany".[1]
