Ludwig Breitenbach

Ludwig Breitenbach (12 February 1813, Erfurt — 21 December 1885, Naumburg) was German classical scholar specializing on Xenophon's writings.

He was son of a registrator Philipp Breitenbach. In 1828—1833 he studied at Pforta school in Naumburg. In 1833—1837 he studied at Halle university. Professor Gottfried Bernhardy had the largest influence on Breitenbach. He also helped the young scholar to choose the research field (Xenophon). Breitenbach's ''dissertatio inauguralis'' was about Xenophon's ''Oeconomicus'' (Halle, 1837).

In 1840 Breitenbach became ''Inspektor'' at Schleusingen gymnasium. Meanwhile, he completed an edition of ''Oeconomicus'' with apparatus criticus and Latin commentaries. In 1841 it made part of Friedrich Jacobs and 's ''Bibliotheca Graeca'' series (for which Raphael Kühner produced ''Anabasis'' and ''Memorabilia'', and Friedrich August Bornemann — ''Cyropaedia''). They asked Breitenbach to prepare editions of two more minor works of Xenophon (''Hiero'' and ''Agesilaus'', 1846–1847), which was followed by 2 volumes of ''Hellenica'' (1853–1863, the second not a part of ''Bibliotheca Graeca'').

In 1842 Breitenbach moved to Wittenberg, where he continued teaching at gymnasium. He met his wife already in Schleusingen, with whom he lived for 12 years. They had four children. She died prematurely, then he became gravely ill: he had progressing deafness. He couldn't teach anymore and in 1860 he had to leave school. In 1864 he moved to Naumburg, where he spent his last years. He married subsequently another woman, who died prior to him too. He died at his home in Naumburg in 1885. Provided by Wikipedia