[NAPOLEON III] Friedrich RITSCHL (1806–1876, philologist and - Lot 475

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[NAPOLEON III] Friedrich RITSCHL (1806–1876, philologist and - Lot 475
[NAPOLEON III] Friedrich RITSCHL (1806–1876, philologist and linguist; he was a student and friend of Friedrich Nietzsche) / Handwritten notes in German, 3 pages, in-8 format, with a dry-stamped letterhead reading “Friedrich Ritschl” on each sheet: He offers his opinion on the circumstances surrounding Caesar’s crossing of the Rhine; A renowned Latin scholar, Ritschl was friends with Hortense Cornu, the goddaughter of Queen Hortense, and thus close to Napoleon III—This note is likely addressed to Napoleon III, whom Hortense had introduced to Ritschl so they could collaborate on his magnum opus: "The History of Julius Caesar"—Napoleon III published two volumes, in 1865 and 1866, and Ritschl produced the German translation
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