German classical philologist. Born Naumburg 11. 8. 1867, died Bad Wiessee am Tegernsee 22. 8. 1929. Attended Nikolai-Schule in Leipzig; 1885–1887 studied classical philology at Leipzig, then at Bonn; doctorate 1889, Staatsexamen teaching certificate 1890, also Bonn. Studied at Berlin; 1893 habil. in Strasbourg, then lecturer there. From 1900, prof. ext. in classical philology at Berlin; from 1903 prof. ord. at Königsberg; from 1906 prof. ord. at Leipzig until his death.