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Richard Maisch
1860–1909
A German scholar of the ancient world, he wrote clear, compact books that helped bring Greek antiquity to a wider reading public. His work on everyday life and institutions in ancient Greece remained useful enough to be translated and reissued after his death.
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Griechische Altertumskunde
by Richard Maisch
About the author
Richard Maisch was a German classical scholar and author who lived from 1860 to 1909. Library and authority records identify him as the author of Griechische Altertumskunde, a concise study of ancient Greek life and institutions that circulated widely enough to appear in later editions and in English translation.
His writing focused on the structures of the ancient Greek world rather than on legend alone, giving readers an accessible introduction to public life, private customs, and the broader culture of Greece. That practical, organized approach helps explain why his work continued to be published and cataloged well beyond his lifetime.
Reliable biographical detail about his personal life is limited in the sources readily available here, so the picture that emerges is mainly of a careful academic writer whose books served students and general readers interested in classical antiquity.