Saxl and Boll

Abstract

We know of Aby Warburg being Fritz Saxl’s mentor. What is less known is that Saxl had a second mentor, equally important for his research development, Franz Boll, the celebrated classical philologist. The article charts Boll’s involvement in Saxl’s research activities upon leaving university.

Keywords

• Fritz Saxl
• Aby Warburg
• Franz Boll
• Verzeichnis astrologischer und mythologischer illustrierter Handschriften des lateinischen Mittelalters
• medieval astrology
• astronomy