Friedrich Gotthilf Osann


Friedrich Gotthilf Osann was a German classical philologist. He was a brother to physician Emil Osann and chemist Gottfried Osann. He received his education at the Universities of Jena and Berlin, where he was a student of August Boeckh. In 1816 he obtained his PhD, and during the following year undertook an educational journey through Germany, France, Italy and England. In 1821 he was appointed an associate professor of philology at Jena, followed by a full professorship at the University of Giessen in 1825.

Literary work

Osann was the author of a major work on Greek and Roman literary history, titled Beiträge zur griechischen und römischen Litteraturgeschichte. Other principal written efforts include: