Johann Wilhelm Adolf Kirchhoff | |
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| Born | (1826-01-06)6 January 1826 |
| Died | 26 February 1908(1908-02-26) (aged 82) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Classics,Epigraphy |
| Institutions | University of Berlin |
Johann Wilhelm Adolf Kirchhoff (6 January 1826 – 26 February 1908) was aGerman classical scholar andepigraphist.
The son of historical painter Johann Jakob Kirchhoff, he was born inBerlin, and educated there. He then taught in various colleges until, in 1865, he was appointed professor of classicalphilology at theUniversity of Berlin,[1] where he remained for the rest of his life. Kirchhoff's scientific studies covered a wide range in linguistics, antiquities, and Greek epigraphy. He was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of theAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1888.[2]
The following works are the result of his epigraphical andpalaeographical studies:
The second part of volume iv. of theCorpus Inscriptionum Graecarum (1859, containing theChristian inscriptions) and volume i. of theCorpus Inscriptionum Atticarum (1873, containing the inscriptions before 403) with supplements thereto (volume iv. pts. 13, 1877–1891) are edited by him.[1] From 1860 to 1902, he was in charge of theInscriptiones Graecae. He editedHermes (1866–81).
Attribution:
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Kirchhoff, Johann Wilhelm Adolf".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 827.