KOCKLY, kock'li, Hermann, German philologist: b. Leipzig, 5 Aug. 1815; d. Trieste, 3 Dec. 1876. He studied at Leipzig, taught at the Saalfeld Progymnasium (1837) and at the Dresden Kreuzschule (1840). He fled to Brus sels (1849) on account of his participation in the May insurrection, and was appointed pro fessor of classical philology at Zurich (1851), and at Heidelberg (1864). He was a member of the Reichstag (1871-73) where he attached himself to the Progressive party. He wrote useful works on the Grecian epics and ancient military writers. To the first belong critical essays on Quintus Smyrnmus (Leipzig 1850);
in collaboration with Kinkel (1870) and an edition of
1862-63);