Biography of August Boeckh

August Boeckh (* 24. November 1785 in Karlsruhe; † 3. August 1867 in Berlin) was a deutscher klassischer Philologe und Altertumsforscher. He was 81 years old. He was married to Anna Böckh. He had at least 1 child (1 son). His education included Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg and Bismarck-Gymnasium Karlsruhe. He worked at Heidelberg University, University of Berlin, Evangelisches Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. His faith was Lutheranism. He received 6 awards, including Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, honorary citizen of Berlin. He was buried at Dorotheenstadt Cemetery.