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prof. PhDr. František Šimon, CSc.   SK

Email:
frantisek.simon@upjs.sk
Homepage:
https://www.upjs.sk/FF/zamestnanec/frantisek.simon
Faculty:
FF UPJŠ - Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice Faculty of Arts
Department:
KKF - Department of Classical Philology
Office:
A105
Phone:
+421 55 234 7117
Faculty:
FF UPJŠ - Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice Faculty of Arts
Department:
KKF - Department of Classical Philology
Office:
Phone:
ORCID ID:
orcid.org/0000-0003-2094-1425

Higher education and further qualification growth
Second degree of higher education:
Comenius university Bratislava, 1973, Latin - German
Third degree of higher education:
Jazykovedný ústav Ľ. Štúra SAV / Linguistic institute of Ľudovít Štúr of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, 1985, philology
Associate professor:
Comenius university, Philosophical faculty, 2011, classical philology
Professor:
P. J. Šafárik University Košice, 2022, literary science

Research /art/ teacher profile

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Overview of the responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of the study programme or its part at the university in the current academic year
Study programme: Teaching of Latin language and literature, study field: Teaching and pedagogical sciences, II degree
Profile courses
Didactics of Latin language teaching - Teaching of Latin language and literature, II. degree
Selected publications

Zwei Empfehlungsgedichte von Johannes Gregor Macer Szepsius (ca 1530 – nach 1579). In: Graeco-Latina Brunensia 23, N. 2 (2018), p. 163–170

Chirurgische Kunst in nuce: Einführung zu Institutiones chirurgicae (1601) von Johannes Jessenius (1566-1621). In: Urologe. 59, N. 7 (2020), p. 829-834. [coauthor Florian Steger]

Úvod J. Gregora Macera Szepsia k Paracelsovmu dielu Archidoxae (1569) / Introduction to Paracelsus work Archidoxae by J. Gregor Szepsius. In: Kultúrne dejiny / Cultural history 9, N. 1 (2018), p. 67–81

Foramen caecum medullae oblongatae in the history of anatomical terminology (couautor F. Steger).

In: Journal of the History of the Neurosciences 29, N. 4 (2020), p. 440-444.

Der nutz auß den Krautgärten. Georg Henischs Uebersetzungen pharmazeutischer Werke. (coautor F. Steger).

In: Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift 171 (2021), N. 9-10, p. 198-204.

Selected projects

VEGA 1/0061/17 Slovacia orientalis litterata. Latinská literatúra autorov spätých s východným Slovenskom / Latin literature of authors connected with Eastern Slovakia, responsible researcher


The aim of the project was to make available works by authors connected with eastern Slovakia by origin or working, both by little known authors (Ján Jambor of Rožňava, 15th century, Ján Gregor Macer Szepsius from Moldava nad Bodvou, 16th century), and by accessing less known works of known authors (Ján Bocatius, 16th-17th century, Samuel Spillenberger, 16th-17th century). A Latin text, a commentary on it, a theoretical study of the work were published in the published works, and the accompanying result is also a translation of these texts.

KEGA 009 UPJŠ-4/2016 Botanický slovník / Botanical dictionary, responsible researcher

The project aimed at compiling a Latin-English-Slovak glossary of botanical terms and concepts that biology students encounter in descriptions of plant appearance, herbarium labels and taxonomic diagnoses. The glossary contains basic grammatical information about Latin terms, their English and Slovak equivalents, definitions, and examples of practical use. The glossary has been designed to serve a wider group of recipients including biology students, science and pharmacy students, professionals and general public who seek this type of information. The project outcome has been published in print and online at the university web site, which has made it broadly available.  

010UPJŠ-4/2017 Latinský jazyk pre študentov filozofickej fakulty / Latin language for students of philosophical faculty, researcher


The project was aimed at modernizing and streamlining the teaching of the Latin language and its integration into the focus units of study programs that have Latin in their program, i.e. history, philosophy and philological combinations (Slovak, English, German). The result of the project is a modern edition of didactic resources focused on education in the given programs. The specific task of the project was to prepare textbooks of classical languages for the subjects of the Faculty of Arts. These programs have different hours dotation, different goals and focus, so on the one hand the project uses a common philological basis in the preparation, but on the other hand it reflects the different goals. The result are Latin language textbooks for students of history, philosophy ane philology.

009UPJŠ-4/2020 Cursus Latinus - vysokoškolské učebné texty pre študijný program Latinský jazyk / university teachbook for students of Latin language, researcher

The objective of this project is to prepare electronic versions of a university textbook and practice materials with the aim of innovating and improving the effectiveness of teaching Latin to students taking the Latin language study course at the Faculty of Arts. The output from this project is expected to be a set of innovated teaching materials which can replace the older, in many cases Czech-based textbooks and practice materials used to date. With regard to their content, the new teaching texts will be supplemented with the latest insights from philological research, and their graphical form is intended to mediate the content in a more intelligible and attractive manner. At the same time the new teaching materials aim to compensate for the negative influence of the lack of linguistic preparation due to the insufficient provision of lessons in secondary schools by enabling students to engage in independent home study with effective, direct feedback in the form of exercises supplied with a key, and by means of related online tests.


International mobilities and visits
Institut für Geschichte der Medizin der Universität Wien, Vienna, 1994, 1 month, Aktion Oesterreich-Slowakei, scholarship
Institut für Klassische Philologie der Universität Wien, Vienna, 1998, 1 month, Aktion Oesterreich-Slowakei, scholarship
American School for Classical Studies at Athens, Athens, 1997, 3 mnoths, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation scholarship
Central European University Budapest, Budapest, 2002, 1 month, CEU scholarship
Institut für Geschichte der Medizin der Universität Erlangen, Erlangen, 2006, 1 month, DAAD scholarship
Institut für Geschichte, Theorie und Ethik der Medizin der Universität Köln, Cologne, 2018, 5 days, Erasmus
Semmelweis orvostörténeti könyvtár, Budapest, 2018, 5 days, Erasmus
Institut für Geschichte,Theorie und Ethik der Medizin Universität Ulm, Ulm, 2019, 5 days, Erasmus
Sudhoffs Institut für Geschichte der Medizin und der Naturwissenschaften, Leipzig, 2019, 5 days, Erasmus
Organisational activities
Member of the Scientific board - Philosophical Faculty of P. J. Šafárik University, 2013-2019
Member of the Scientific board - Slovak historical institute at Rome, 2014-2018
Member of the Subject Area Board for Doctoral Studies in philology - Philosophical Faculty of P. J. Šafárik University, 2022
Member of the Subject Area Board for Doctoral Studies in literary science - Philosophical Faculty of P. J. Šafárik University, 2022

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