# Otto Skutsch

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German classical philologist

**Otto Skutsch** (6 December 1906 – 8 December 1990) was a German-born British [classicist](/source/Classicist) and academic, specialising in [classical philology](/source/Classical_philology). He was [Professor of Latin](/source/Professor_of_Latin_(University_College_London)) at [University College London](/source/University_College_London) from 1951 to 1972.[1]

## Early life

Skutsch was born on 6 December 1906 in [Breslau](/source/Breslau), then in the [German Empire](/source/German_Empire).[2] He was the third child of [Franz Skutsch](/source/Franz_Skutsch), a German [classical philologist](/source/Classical_philologist).[3] He was six years old when his father died.[4] He was educated at the Friedrichs-Gymnasium in Breslau.[5] He then studied at the [University of Breslau](/source/University_of_Breslau), the [University of Kiel](/source/University_of_Kiel), the [University of Berlin](/source/University_of_Berlin), and the [University of Göttingen](/source/University_of_G%C3%B6ttingen).[3] He completed his [Doctor of Philosophy](/source/Doctor_of_Philosophy) (PhD) degree at Göttingen in 1934.[5] Because his father was Jewish, Skutsch saw the rise of the [Nazi Party](/source/Nazi_Party) as a threat to himself, and so he left Germany for the [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom) sometime in 1934 or 1935.[2][5]

## Academic career

Having arrived in the United Kingdom, Skutsch secured a post at the [University of St Andrews](/source/University_of_St_Andrews) as a [research assistant](/source/Research_assistant) working on the compilation a dictionary of [Latin](/source/Latin).[3] This was achieved through [W. M. Lindsay](/source/W._M._Lindsay), a professor at St Andrews who had had great respect for Skutsch's father.[2] From 1938 to 1939, he was a senior assistant at [Queen's University Belfast](/source/Queen's_University_Belfast).[3] With the outbreak of [World War II](/source/World_War_II) in September 1939, he was interned for the extent of the war as an [enemy alien](/source/Enemy_alien).[5] He was granted [British citizenship](/source/British_citizenship) in 1946.[3]

In 1949, he joined the [University of Manchester](/source/University_of_Manchester) as a [senior lecturer](/source/Senior_lecturer) in classics.[5] In 1951, he was appointed [Professor of Latin](/source/Professor_of_Latin_(University_College_London)) at [University College London](/source/University_College_London).[2] In 1972, he retired and was appointed [professor emeritus](/source/Emeritus#In_academia).[5] From 1972 to 1973 and again in 1981, he was Visiting Andrew Mellon Professor of Classics at the [University of Pittsburgh](/source/University_of_Pittsburgh).[2]

## Personal life

In 1938, Skutsch married Gillian Stewart. She was the daughter of [Sir Findlater Stewart](/source/Findlater_Stewart), a senior civil servant.[5] Together, they had four children; one son and three daughters.[2]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-obit_-_Vergilius_1-0)** Goold, George P. (1990). "OTTO SKUTSCH: 6 December 1906, Breslau 9 December 1990, London". *Vergilius*. **36**. The Vergilian Society: 4–6. [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [41592510](https://www.jstor.org/stable/41592510).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-obit_-_Independent_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-obit_-_Independent_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-obit_-_Independent_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-obit_-_Independent_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-obit_-_Independent_2-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-obit_-_Independent_2-5) Willcock, M. M. (13 December 1990). "Professor Otto Skutsch". *The Independent*. No. 1301. p. 32.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-obit_-_Gnomon_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-obit_-_Gnomon_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-obit_-_Gnomon_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-obit_-_Gnomon_3-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-obit_-_Gnomon_3-4) Jocelyn, H. D. (1991). "Otto Skutsch". *Gnomon*. **63** (8). Verlag C. H. Beck: 746–749. [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [27690928](https://www.jstor.org/stable/27690928).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Hermathena_-_Two_Latin_elegiac_poems_4-0)** Huxley, Herbert H. (2002). "Two Latin elegiac poems by Otto Skutsch (1906-1990)". *Hermathena*. **172** (172). Trinity College Dublin: 23–24. [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [23041281](https://www.jstor.org/stable/23041281).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-obit_-_Times_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-obit_-_Times_5-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-obit_-_Times_5-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-obit_-_Times_5-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-obit_-_Times_5-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-obit_-_Times_5-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-obit_-_Times_5-6) "Professor Otto Skutsch". *The Times*. No. 63893. 19 December 1990. p. 14.

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