Benedikt Niese
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Professor Jürgen Anton Benedikt Niese also known as Benedict, Benediktus or Benedictus Niese (24 November 1849 - 1 February 1910) was a German classical scholar.
He was born in Burg, on the island of Fehmarn, in Schleswig-Holstein, then part of Germany but ruled by the king of Denmark. His father was Emil August Niese, Pastor in the town, and his mother was born Benedicte Marie Matthiessen. He was educated from 1867 at Bonn and the University of Kiel, studying with von Gutschmid, and was awarded a PhD in 1872 and joined the faculty the next year. In 1876 he became a lecturer at The University of Göttingen. He was Professor in the University of Marburg from 1877 to 1881, when he became Professor of Classical philology at the University of Breslau. In 1885 he took the same post at Marburg (and was rector there in 1900/01). In 1906 he was appointed Professor of Ancient History at the University of Halle, and died there in 1910.
He is best known for his definitive edition of the works of the Jewish historian Josephus (Weidmann, Berlin, 1885 - 1895), based on a detailed study of the best manuscripts available. His numbering system is still the most commonly used when referring to the text. His other works include Grundriß der römischen Geschichte, 1889 - 1905), Studien insbesondere über klassische griechische Autoren and Die Entwicklung der homerischen Poesie, 1882. Geschichte der griechischen und makedonischen Staaten seit der Schlacht bei Chaeronea was published between 1893 and 1899.
His sister was the writer Charlotte Niese.
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