Friedrich August Wolf
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Friedrich August Wolf was a pioneering German classical philologist best known for his critical work on Homer and for helping to establish philology as a modern academic discipline.
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| instanceOf |
German philologist
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classical philologist → human → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Duchy of Brunswick
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| dateOfBirth |
1759-02-15
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| dateOfDeath |
1824-08-08
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| describedAs |
founder of scientific Homeric criticism
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pioneer of modern classical philology → |
| educatedAt |
University of Göttingen
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| employer |
University of Halle
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| era |
18th century
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19th century → |
| familyName |
Wolf
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| fieldOfWork |
Greek literature
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Homeric studies → Latin literature → classical philology → |
| givenName |
August
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Friedrich → |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
classics
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philology → |
| influenced |
development of classical philology as an academic discipline
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| influencedBy |
Christian Gottlob Heyne
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| languageOfWorkOrName |
German
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Latin → |
| memberOf |
Prussian Academy of Sciences
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| movement |
historical-critical method in philology
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| nativeLanguage |
German
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| notableFor |
critical work on Homer
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foundational contributions to modern philology → |
| notableStudent |
August Boeckh
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| notableWork |
Prolegomena ad Homerum
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| occupation |
philologist
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university teacher → |
| placeOfBirth |
Duchy of Brunswick
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Haynrode → |
| placeOfDeath |
France
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Marseilles → |
| positionHeld |
professor of classical philology
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| sexOrGender |
male
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| workLocation |
Berlin
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Halle → |
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Prussian Academy of Sciences
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notableMember |