Manfred Fuhrmann (23 June 1925 – 12 January 2005) was a professor for classical Latin philology and one of the most eminent German philologists.
1953 he obtained his doctorate in classical philology in Freiburg, followed by his habilitation ibidem.
[1] Furthermore, the University of Freiburg gave Fuhrmann an honorary doctorate in jurisprudence.
Besides he has translated texts from other classical authors like Horace, Aristotle and Plato.
The cultural identity of Europe) he criticised that natural sciences are much too important in the most current educational systems, whereas classical philology, history and music do not receive enough recognition.