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German classical philologist. Born Markowitz (province of Posen, now Poland) 22. 12. 1848; died Berlin 25. 9. 1931. From 1862 attended Gymnasium of Schulpforta; from 1876 studied classics at Bonn, from 1869 at Berlin; doctorate Berlin 1870. Travels, then one-year military service, then 1874–1876 priv.-doz. in Berlin; 1875 habil. there. From 1876 prof. ord. in antiquities at Greifswald; from 1883 chair of classical philology at Univ. of Göttingen; 1897–1921 prof. of Greek at Univ. of Berlin; 1891/92 prorector and 1915/16 rector at Berlin. From 1902 head of the Preussische Akademie d…

German-American classical philologist. Born Werner Wilhelm J., Lobberich (Viersen) 30. 7. 1888; died Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, 19. 10. 1961. 1907–1911 studied classical philology, philosophy and theology at Berlin; doctorate in philology there 1911 and habil. 1914 prof. ext. in classical philology at Basel; 1915–1921 prof. ord. at Univ. of Kiel. From 1921 prof. ord. at Univ. of Berlin. 1936 emigration to the United States. From 1936, prof. of Greek studies and ancient philosophy at Univ. of Chicago; 1939–1960 prof. at Harvard. US citizen from 1943. 1925 co-founder of the Deutsc…

American classical philologist. Born Urmia, Persia (now Iran) 23. 10. 1880, died Homer, Illinois, 27. 5. 1945. 1902 MA in classical philology from Harvard, then teaching at Evanston, Illinois. Doctoral studies at Munich from 1906, taking his doctorate in 1908 in classical philology. From 1909 associate prof., then prof.; 1926–1945 director of the Department of Classics at Univ. of Illinois, Urbana. 1937/38 president of the American Philological Association. Career, works and influence O., the son of a Presbyterian missionary, was born into a family of Austrian origi…

[English Version] Wilamowitz-Moellendorff, Ulrich v. (22.12.1848 Markowitz – 25.9.1931 Berlin), klassischer Philologe. Der herausragendste und einflußreichste Gräzist der Neuzeit wuchs auf dem Gut seines Vaters auf. 1862–1867 besuchte er Schulpforta, wo F. Nietzsche sein Rivale war. Der Rektor Hermann Peter gewann ihn für die klassische Altertumswissenschaft. Studium in Bonn (1867–1869), wo Otto Jahn (1813–1869) und Jacob Bernays (1824–1881) bes. Einfluß auf ihn hatten. Aus dieser Zeit datiert sein…