Friedrich Wolf (other)
Friedrich Wolf may refer to: *Friedrich Wolf (writer) (1888–1953), German doctor and writer *Friedrich August Wolf (1759–1824), German philologist and critic *Friedrich Wolf (gymnast) (1880–?), German gymnast See also *Fred Wolf (other) Fred Wolf may refer to: *Fred Wolf (animator) (born 1932), American animator *Fred Wolf (writer) (born 1964), American film director and writer *Fred Alan Wolf (born 1934), American theoretical physicist *Frederick Wolf Frederick Barton Wolf (Apr ...

Friedrich Wolf (writer)
Friedrich Wolf (23 December 1888 – 5 October 1953) was a German doctor and politically-engaged writer. From 1949 to 1951, he served as East Germany's first ambassador to Poland. Life Wolf was born in Neuwied, Rhine Province, the son of a Jewish merchant. From 1907 to 1912, he studied medicine, philosophy and art history in Munich, Tübingen, Bonn and Berlin and became a doctor in 1913. In 1914, he worked first as a ship's doctor on the route between Canada, Greenland and the United States and in the same year became a field doctor on the Western Front during World War I, an experience that made him a strong opponent of war. In 1917, he published his first prose pieces. In 1918, he became a member of the workers' council in Dresden and joined the Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany. After the war, he worked as a doctor in Remscheid and Hechingen, where he focused on care for common people and prescribed treatment using naturopathic medicine. In 1923 and 1925, his s ...
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Friedrich August Wolf
Friedrich August Wolf (; 15 February 1759 – 8 August 1824) was a German classicist and is considered the founder of modern philology. Biography He was born in Hainrode, near Nordhausen. His father was the village schoolmaster and organist. In grammar school, he studied Latin and Greek as well as French, Italian, Spanish, and music. In 1777, after two years of independent study, at the age of eighteen, Wolf went to the University of Göttingen. Legend has it that he chose to enroll in the department of "philology", despite the fact that the university had none. His enrollment was nonetheless accepted as submitted. At the time Christian Gottlob Heyne was a member of the faculty. Heyne excluded Wolf from his lectures, and criticized Wolf's views on Homer. Wolf was undeterred and pursued his studies through the university's library. From 1779 to 1783, he taught at Ilfeld and Osterode. He published an edition of '' Plato's Symposium'', and in 1783, he was awarded a chair a ...
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Friedrich Wolf (gymnast)
Friedrich Wolf (21 January 1880 – 27 August 1961) was a German gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori .... In 1908 he finished fifth in the all-around competition. References 1880 births 1961 deaths German male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for Germany Gymnasts at the 1908 Summer Olympics People from Northeim (district) Sportspeople from Lower Saxony People from the Duchy of Brunswick {{Germany-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ...
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