Lesky, Albin#
b. Graz (Styria), July 7, 1896, d. Innsbruck (Tyrol), Feb. 28, 1981, classical philologist, married to Erna Lesky, 1936 professor at the University of Innsbruck, from 1949 in Vienna, 1963/64 Rector of the University of Vienna, 1969-1970 President of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, made a considerable contribution to the conservation of humanist grammar schools. Specialized in Greek tragedy and the connections between drama and myth.
Works#
Geschichte der griech. Literature, 1957/58; Gesammelte Schriften, Aufsaetze und Reden, 1966.Literature#
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