(Johann Theodor) Paul Wendland (August 17, 1864 – September 10, 1915) was a German classical

philologist Philology () is the study of language in oral and written historical sources; it is the intersection of textual criticism, literary criticism, history, and linguistics (with especially strong ties to etymology). Philology is also defined as th ...

. Born in Hohenstein,

Province of Prussia The Province of Prussia (; ; pl, Prowincja Prusy; csb, Prowincjô Prësë) was a province of Prussia from 1829 to 1878. Prussia was established as a province of the Kingdom of Prussia in 1829 from the provinces of East Prussia and West Prussia ...

, he taught as a

professor Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an academic rank at universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, ''professor'' derives from Latin as a "person who professes". Professors ...

at the

Kiel University Kiel University, officially the Christian-Albrecht University of Kiel, (german: Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, abbreviated CAU, known informally as Christiana Albertina) is a university in the city of Kiel, Germany. It was founded in ...

(from 1902), Breslau University (from 1906),

Göttingen University Göttingen (, , ; nds, Chöttingen) is a university city in Lower Saxony, central Germany, the capital of the eponymous district. The River Leine runs through it. At the end of 2019, the population was 118,911. General information The o ...

(from 1909). He was co-author of an edition on

Philo of Alexandria Philo of Alexandria (; grc, Φίλων, Phílōn; he, יְדִידְיָה, Yəḏīḏyāh (Jedediah); ), also called Philo Judaeus, was a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher who lived in Alexandria, in the Roman province of Egypt. Philo's de ...

, "Philonis Alexandrini opera quae supersunt" (6 volumes, 1896-1915). With

Otto Kern Otto Ferdinand Georg Kern (14 February 1863 in Schulpforte (now part of Bad Kösen) – 31 January 1942 in Halle an der Saale) was a German classical philologist, archaeologist and epigraphist. He specialized in the field of ancient Greek reli ...

, he published "''Beiträge zur Geschichte der griechischen Philosophie und Religion''" (1895).WorldCat Title
Beiträge zur Geschichte der griechischen Philosophie und Religion He died in

Göttingen Göttingen (, , ; nds, Chöttingen) is a university city in Lower Saxony, central Germany, the capital of the eponymous district. The River Leine runs through it. At the end of 2019, the population was 118,911. General information The ori ...

Literary works

* ''Philosophische Schrift über die Vorsehung'', 1892 – Philosophical writings on divine providence. * ''Beiträge zur Geschichte der grieschischen Philosophie'', 1895 (with Otto Kern) – Contribution to the history of

Greek philosophy Ancient Greek philosophy arose in the 6th century BC, marking the end of the Greek Dark Ages. Greek philosophy continued throughout the Hellenistic period and the period in which Greece and most Greek-inhabited lands were part of the Roman Empi ...

. * ''Anaximenes von Lampsakos'', 1905 –

Anaximenes of Lampsacus Anaximenes of Lampsacus (; grc, Ἀναξιμένης ὁ Λαμψακηνός; 320 BC) was a Greek rhetorician and historian. He was one of the teachers of Alexander the Great and accompanied him on his campaigns. Family His father was named Aris ...

. * ''Die hellenistisch-römische Kultur in ihren Beziehungen zu Judentum und Christentum'', 1907 – Greco-Roman culture in its relations with

Judaism Judaism ( he, ''Yahăḏūṯ'') is an Abrahamic, monotheistic, and ethnic religion comprising the collective religious, cultural, and legal tradition and civilization of the Jewish people. It has its roots as an organized religion in t ...

and

Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.38 billion followers representing one-third of the global pop ...

. * ''Die urchristlichen Literaturformen'', 1912 – Early Christian literature forms. * ''Die griechische Prosa und die römisch-christliche Literatur'', 1912 – Greek prose and Roman-Christian literature. * ''Philonis Alexandrini opera quae supersunt'', 6 volumes, (with Leopold Cohn), 1896-1915.

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Most widely held works by Paul Wendland. 1864 births 1915 deaths People from Olsztynek German philologists People from the Province of Prussia University of Kiel faculty University of Breslau faculty University of Göttingen faculty Members of the Prussian Academy of Sciences {{Germany-academic-bio-stub