BERGK, THEODOR 881), German philologist, was born at Leipzig. After studying there under G. Hermann, and holding posts at Halle, Neustrelitz, Berlin and Cassel, he succeeded K. F. Hermann as professor of classical literature at Marburg (1842). In 1852 he went to Freiburg, and in 1857 returned to Halle. In 1868 he resigned his professorship, and settled down to study and literary work in Bonn. Bergk's literary activity was very great, but his reputation mainly rests upon his work in connection with Greek literature and the Greek lyric poets. His Poetae Lyrici Graeci (1843, 5th ed. 1 goo, etc.), and Griechisclie Literaturgeschichte (1872-87), completed by G. Hinrichs and R. Peppmi.iller) are standard works. He also edited Anacreon (1834), the fragments of Aristophanes (184o), Aris tophanes (3rd ed., 1872), Sophocles (2nd ed., 1868), a lyric anthology (4th ed. 189o, re-ed. E. Diehl 1923). Among his other works may be mentioned : Augusti Rerum a se gestaruns Index (18 7 3) ; 1 nschri f ten romischer Schleudergescliosse (18 76) ; Zur Gescliichte and Topograpl:ie der Rheinlande in romischer Zeit (1882) ; Beitriige zur roniischen Chronologie (1884) . His Kleine philologische Scliri f ten have been edited by Peppmuller (1884-86), and contain, in addition to a complete list of his writings, a sketch of his life.
See Sandys, Hist. of Class. Schol. iii. 146 (1908).