Editing Franz Passow (section)

==Biography==
He was born at [[Ludwigslust]] in the [[Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]]. In 1807 he was appointed to the professorship of [[Greek literature]] at the [[Weimar]] [[gymnasium (school)|gymnasium]] by [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]], whose acquaintance he had made during a holiday tour; his lessons were attended by the young [[Arthur Schopenhauer]]. In 1815 he became professor of ancient literature at the [[University of Breslau]], where he continued to live until his death. His endorsement of [[gymnastics|gymnastic]] exercises, in which he himself took part, caused a quarrel known as the ''Breslauer Turnfehde''<ref name=EB1911/> (“Breslau gymnastics feud”).