Johann Traugott Leberecht Danz: Difference between revisions

'''Johann{{Short Traugottdescription|German LeberechtLutheran Danz''' (May 31, 1769 – May 15, 1851) was a German [[theologian]] and [[church historian]] born in [[Weimar]].}}

In 1787 he began his studies at [[University of Jena|Jena]], where he had as instructors, [[Johann Jakob Griesbach]], [[Johann Christoph Döderlein]] and [[Johann Gottfried Eichhorn]]. In 1791 he continued his studies at the [[University of Göttingen]], and afterwards returned to Weimar as a secondary school teacher. In 1809 he received his [[habilitation]] at [[Jena]], and during the following year became an associate professor. From 1812 to 18371838 he was a full professor of theology at the University of Jena.

Among his better known publicationsefforts were editions of [[Plautus]] (1806–9, 3 parts) and [[Aeschylus]] (1805–8, 2 parts), as well as a new edition of [[Johann Georg Walch]]'s ''Bibliotheca patristica''. He also published a two-volume textbook of [[church history]] (1816-261816–26), and was editor of [[Johann Gottfried Herder]]'s ''Ansichten des klassischen Alterthums'' (Views of Classical Antiquity 1805-61805–6).

* {{BBKL|d/danz_j_t_l|band=1|autor= Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz|artikel=Danz, Johann Traugott Leberecht|spalte=1222}} [httphttps://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.bautz.de/bbkl/d/danz_j_t_l.shtml&ei=-eyYSeKzOYTcNJ3ktYkM&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=7&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%2522Danz,%2BJohann%2522%2B1769%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG Biographical/BibliographicalEnglish Kirchenlexicontranslation]

* [httphttps://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.zeno.org/Pierer-1857/A/Danz&ei=cfOYSb7OJIT6Mt2UnfsL&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=7&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DLeberecht%2BDanz%2BPlautus%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG Pierer's Universal-Lexikon, translated biography]

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