Johann Christian August Heyse


Johann Christian August Heyse was a German grammarian and lexicographer.
He was the father of philologist Karl Wilhelm Ludwig Heyse, who edited and revised several of the elder Heyse's works.
From 1783 to 1786 he received his education at the University of Göttingen. He later was a schoolteacher in Oldenburg, an academic rector in Nordhausen and a school director in Magdeburg.

Selected works

He is chiefly known for his work in the field of German school grammar. He wrote: