Karl Praechter (17 October 1858,

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– 18 February 1933,

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) was a German

classical philologist Classics, also classical studies or Ancient Greek and Roman studies, is the study of classical antiquity. In the Western world, ''classics'' traditionally refers to the study of Ancient Greek and Roman literature and their original languages, ...

. From 1877 he studied

theology Theology is the study of religious belief from a Religion, religious perspective, with a focus on the nature of divinity. It is taught as an Discipline (academia), academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itse ...

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, followed by studies of classical philology at several German universities. He worked as a gymnasium teacher in the municipalities of

Durlach Durlach is a district in Karlsruhe, Germany, with a population of roughly 30,000. The district is further divided into ''Alt-Durlach'', ''Dornwald-Untermühl'', ''Hanggebiet'', ''Bergwald'', ''Aue'', ''Lohn-Lissen'' and ''Killisfeld''. Histor ...

and

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, and in 1889 obtained his

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in classical philology from the

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. In 1899 he became a full professor at Bern, and later relocated to the

University of Halle Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (), also referred to as MLU, is a public research university in the cities of Halle and Wittenberg. It is the largest and oldest university in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. MLU offers German and i ...

, where from 1907 to 1926, he served as a professor of classical philology.

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". Other noteworthy writings by Praechter include: * ''Cebetis Tabula quanam aetate conscripta esse videatur'', 1885. * ''Die griechisch-römische Popularphilosophie und die Erziehung'', 1886 – The Greco-Roman popular philosophy and education. * ''Kleine Schriften'', 1892 – Minor works. * ''Kebētos pinax = Cebetis Tabula'', 1893 – On Cebes' "Tabula. * ''Hierokles der Stoiker'', 1901 – Hierocles the Stoic.Karl Praechter
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Praechter, Karl 1858 births 1933 deaths University of Lausanne alumni University of Marburg alumni Academic staff of the University of Bern Academic staff of the University of Halle Writers from Heidelberg German classical philologists