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

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Prussian Academy of Sciences → notableMember → Friedrich August Wolf ⓘ
Homeric question → studiedBy → Friedrich August Wolf ⓘ
August → associatedWith → Friedrich August Wolf ⓘ
Wolf → hasNotableBearer → Friedrich August Wolf ⓘ
Prolegomena ad Homerum → author → Friedrich August Wolf ⓘ
Prolegomena ad Homerum → workBy → Friedrich August Wolf ⓘ
Christian Gottlob Heyne → influenced → Friedrich August Wolf ⓘ
August Boeckh → influencedBy → Friedrich August Wolf ⓘ