Karl Praechter

Karl Praechter (17 October 1858, Heidelberg 18 February 1933, Halle an der Saale) was a German classical philologist.

From 1877 he studied theology in Lausanne, followed by studies of classical philology at several German universities. He worked as a gymnasium teacher in the municipalities of Durlach and Bruchsal, and in 1889 obtained his habilitation in classical philology from the University of Bern. In 1899 he became a full professor at Bern, and later relocated to the University of Halle, where from 1907 to 1926, he served as a professor of classical philology.[1]

Published works

In 1909 he published the tenth edition of Friedrich Ueberweg's "Grundriß der Geschichte der Philosophie, Teil 1: Die Philosophie des Altertums" (Outline of the History of Philosophy, Volume 1: The Philosophy of Antiquity); often referred to as the "Ueberweg-Praechter". In 1919 he released a radically revised 11th edition, and in 1926 he published the 12th and final version of the "Ueberweg-Praechter".[2] Other noteworthy writings by Praechter include:

References

  1. Karl Praechter Catalogus Professorum Halensis
  2. JSTOR Phronesis. Vol. 29, No. 2 (1984), pp. 188-192.
  3. Praechter, Karl 1858-1933 WorldCat Identities
  4. Karl Praechter de.Wikisource
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