Christian Gottlob Heyne was a German classical scholar and archaeologist as well as long-time director of the Göttingen State and University Library. He was a member of the Göttingen school of history.
by Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein
Christian Gottlob Heyne
Göttingen State and University Library
The Göttingen State and University Library is the library for Göttingen University as well as for the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and is the state library for the German State of Lower Saxony. One of the largest German academic libraries, it has numerous national as well as international projects in librarianship and in the provision of research infrastructure services. In the year 2002, the SUB Göttingen won the German Library of the Year award. Its current director is Wolfram Horstmann.
Central Library, Platz der Göttinger Sieben, Göttingen
Extension of the library (1878 to 1882), now known as the Prinzenstraßen Building
Heyne Hall (2022)
Bookshelves in the Heyne Hall (2022)