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3 unusual facts about David Ruhnken


David Ruhnken

Friedrich August Wolf was the real creator of Greek scholarship in modern Germany, and Richard Porson's gibe that "the Germans in Greek are sadly to seek" had some truth in it.

At Wittenberg, Ruhnken lived in close intimacy with the two most distinguished professors, Heinrich Ritter and Berger.

Jonathan Toup

This edition included notes and emendations by David Ruhnken, whose assistance was mentioned on the title page.


Tiberius Hemsterhuis

Hemsterhuis was the founder of a Dutch school of criticism, which had disciples in Valckenaer, Jacob van Lennep and David Ruhnken.


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