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Richard Maisch

1860–1909

A German scholar of the ancient world, he is best remembered for writing a compact, accessible guide to Greek antiquity that continued to circulate after his death. His work helped bring classical history and everyday life in ancient Greece to a wider readership.

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Griechische Altertumskunde

Griechische Altertumskunde

by Richard Maisch

About the author

Richard Maisch was a German author and scholar who lived from 1860 to 1909. Reliable catalog and authority records confirm his dates and identify him as the author of Griechische Altertumskunde, the work most clearly associated with his name.

That book was published in Leipzig in 1891 and later appeared in English translation as A Manual of Greek Antiquities in 1903. It presents ancient Greek life, society, and culture in a concise reference style, which suggests he wrote for students and general readers as well as for specialists.

The surviving web sources available here are quite thin on personal details, so it is safest to remember him mainly through his scholarship: a writer who helped make the classical world easier to understand for modern readers.