IVIIILLER, KARL °TIMED (1797-1840). A German au-el erobegist aml philologist, born at Brieg, in Silesia. He studio] at Breslau and Berli». where lie was the pupil of August Boeckh. His dissertation. Liber :Eginolieorum (1817), showed the direction of his future studies, which were devoted to the reconstruction of the history of Greek localities and races. In 1817 he' was appointed a teacher at the Alagdaleneum in Breslau, in 1819 professor extraordinarius of philology, and in 1823 professor ordinarius at I;iittingem In connection with his studies he traveled widely, and in 1839 secured leave of absence fur a visit to Greece and Italy. A sun stroke received while he was copying inscriptions at Delphi led to au attack of fever, from which he died at Athens, where he was buried on the Hill of Colones. His desire to reconstruct the entire ancient life naturally led Midler to a wide range of scholarly activity. His great work was to be his Geschichte hellenischer 8tanime stud 8tadte, of which he completed vols. i.. Oreho menos unit die Minyer (1820), and ii.. Die Dorier (1824) ; a second edition of these works by Sehneidewin (1844; trans. by G. C. Lewis and II. Tafnell, London, 1839). In the same field be longed his treatise. Ueber die Wohnsitze, Ab stammung and iiltcre Gesehiehte des mmr•rdoni schen. Folks ( 1825), and his Etrusker (1828; 2d ed. by Deeeke, 1877). His Handbuch dor irclui °logic tier Kunst (1830; 3d ed. by AVelcker, 18443; trans. by Leitch. London. 1850), though now' antiquated in its collections, is of value from the many acute observations it contains. It was accompanied by Aliiller and Oesterley. Drnlenailer der alien Kunst (Gottingen, 1834-39), which was continued and completed by Wieseler (1846-56).
A third edition appeared (1877-81) ; a fourth edition of part H.. Kunstmythologir, was begun at Leipzig in 1899. His Pro/egoneena ciner wissensehaftliehrn Mythologic (18'25) was based on his belief that the elements of the Greek reli gion were to be found in analysis of the myths, which would refer the specific names to specific places and tribes. He strongly opposed the theories of large foreign influence in Greek civili zation. In the last years of his life he under took to prepare. for the English Society for the Ditrusimi of I•seful Knowledge. a history of Greek literature. A translatitin by lAwis and Donald son from the author's manuseript, entitled .1 His lora of the Literature of dneient Grover, was imblished in Loudon in 1840. and with a eon titillation by Donaldson in 1858. The German arseh jade der grieehisehon Lit lerator his ant' des Zeitalter .Ilepanders (1841: 4th ed., revis41 and eontinued by Heitz, 1882-84), was published by his brother after his death, as well as Kleine deutsehe 8ehrif ten (1841). A col lected edition of Kunstarchliologisrhe lrerke, in five volumes, was published in Berlin (1872-73). Midler was also prominent as an editor. His edition in Greek and German of .Eschylus's Eu nu nob s lIfdtIngvn. gave rise to a tierce controversy with Gottfried Hermann and his school, %%iiik. his critical editions Vamp, lie Lingua Latina I Leipzig, 1833), and Festus, IS ill iMiC I nrbbIin ;i39 ), were standards .ind are still valnahle. For his biog raphy. consult F. llanke t Berlin, 187(1).