Albert Rehm

Albert Rehm (August 15, 1871 (in Augsburg)- July 31, 1949 (in Munich)) was a German philologist best known for his work on the Antikythera mechanism - he was the first to propose that it was an astronomical calculator.[1][2]

Albert Rehm
Photo of Albert Rehm
Portrait by Ernst Maria Fischer
BornAugust 15, 1871
DiedJuly 31, 1949
Known forAntikythera mechanism
Academic work
DisciplineLanguages
Sub-disciplinePhilologist

Services

Albert Rehm has made numerous contributions to both education and science. He has made important contributions to realism in particular: the volume Precise Sciences in the Introduction to Classical Philology by Alfred Gercke and Eduard Norden, as well as numerous essays and articles for the Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft. He also wrote valuable works in epigraphy and archeology .

Literature

He is mentioned in these books:

AuthorName of BookInSeen in Pages
Franz BrunhölzlTheodor Hopfner (1886-1945), Viktor Stegemann (1902-1948), Albert Rehm (1871-1949)Eikasmós 4, 1993pp. 203–216
Heinz HaffterAlbert Rehm †Gnomon 22, 1950pp. 315–318
Hildebrecht HommelAlbert Rehm to the memoryGymnasium 59, 1952pp. 193–195

References

  1. "Albert Rehm zum Gedächtnis".
  2. Freeth, Tony (29 Mar 2013). "Building the Cosmos in the Antikythera Mechanism". Proceedings of Science: 018. doi:10.22323/1.170.0018. Retrieved 13 March 2021.


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