Latin Language Teachers

at the Language Center of the University of Vienna

MMag. Dr. Bernhard Söllradl

MMag. Dr. Bernhard Söllradl

Where I come from: Schörfling am Attersee, Upper Austria
My language skills: German, English, Spanish, Italian, French, Latin, Ancient Greek
My educational background: 2006 Matura at an Upper Austrian AHS with a focus on natural sciences. Unimpressed by this, I began studying Latin and English at the University of Vienna in 2008 and added Ancient Greek in 2010. Teaching and study visits to Scotland (2012/13), the USA (2014/15) and Spain (2016/17). Doctorate in 2021 with a dissertation on the Argonautic epic by the Flavian poet Valerius Flaccus at the University of Vienna.
My professional career: Since 2013 (with interruptions) secondary school teacher at various Viennese secondary schools, from 2018-2022 university assistant at the Department of Classics at the University of Vienna.

Martin Tschurtschenthaler, BA MA MA

Martin Tschurtschenthaler, BA MA MA

Where I come from: Dornbirn, Vorarlberg
My language skills: Latin, Ancient Greek, English, German
My educational background: After completing my Matura at the BORG Schoren, I started a Bachelor of Classical Philology in Vienna in 2011. Started a Master's in Greek and a Master's in Latin Studies in 2014 and completed both in 2017. Currently working on a dissertation on ancient astronomy and Latin epic.
My professional career: Since 2017 private teacher of Ancient Greek for adults, since 2020 frequent lecturer at the University of Vienna, including lectures on Latin grammar. At the end of 2021, development of the script for the Latinum course at the Language Centre, where I have been teaching as a lecturer since 2022.