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He was a most liberal-minded man, both in politics and religion, an enthusiastic supporter of popular education and a most inspiring teacher. He took great interest in the struggle of the Greeks for independence, and strongly favoured the appointment of the notorious
145:) a life of Cicero, a bibliography of previous editions, indexes of geographical and historical names, of laws and legal formulae, of Greek words, and the consular annals. After his death, the revised edition of the text was completed by 95:, the foundation of which was largely due to his efforts. His attention during this period was mainly devoted to classical literature and antiquities. He had already published (1814) an edition, with critical notes and commentary, of the 170:(1837–1838). The exegetical commentary, although confessedly only a compilation from the works of earlier commentators, shows great taste and extensive learning, although hardly up to the exacting standard of modern criticism. 355: 322: 365: 248: 194: 141:
in eight volumes (1826–1838). The first four volumes contained the text (new ed., 1845–1863), the fifth the old Scholiasts, the remaining three (called
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at ZĂĽrich, which led to the disturbance of September 6, 1839 and the fall of the liberal government.
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of a distinguished Italian family which had taken refuge in Switzerland at the time of the
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In 1814 he became teacher of modern languages and history at the cantonal school at
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The three scholarly works upon which his reputation rests are the following:
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In 1832 he became a third-class corresponding member, living abroad, of the
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From 1807 to 1814 Orelli worked as preacher in the reformed community of
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
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Members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
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Geschichte der klassischen Philologie in Deutschland
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Index


Latin
ZĂĽrich
Protestant Reformation
Greek literature
Bergamo
Italian literature
Vittorino da Feltre
Chur
hermeneutics
Carolinum, ZĂĽrich
University of ZĂĽrich
Antidosis
Isocrates
Andreas Mustoxydis
Corfu
David Strauss
dogmatic theology
Cicero
J.G. Baiter
K. Halm
Theodor Mommsen
J.N. Madvig
Horace
Wilhelm Henzen
Plato
A. W. Winckelmann
Tacitus
Royal Institute of the Netherlands

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