The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Bergk, Theodor

BERGK, Theodor, German classical philologist: b. Leipzig, 22 May 1812; d. Ragaz, Switzerland, 20 July 1881. He became an indisputable authority on Hellenic poetry, producing two works of surpassing importance in that department of scholarship: &lsquo;Greek Lyric Poets&rsquo; (4th ed., 1878-82), and &lsquo;History of Greek

(1872); the latter brought to completion with the aid of his posthumous papers.