Karl Praechter (17 October 1858,

Heidelberg Heidelberg (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: ''Heidlberg'') is a city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany. As of the 2016 census, its population was 159,914 ...

– 18 February 1933, Halle an der Saale) was a German classical philologist. From 1877 he studied

theology Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing the ...

Lausanne , neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin (FR-74), ...

, followed by studies of classical philology at several German universities. He worked as a gymnasium teacher in the municipalities of Durlach and

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, and in 1889 obtained his

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in classical philology from the

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. In 1899 he became a full professor at Bern, and later relocated to the University of Halle, where from 1907 to 1926, he served as a professor of classical philology.

Published works

In 1909 he published the tenth edition of

Friedrich Ueberweg Friedrich Ueberweg (; 22 January 1826 – 9 June 1871), was a German philosopher and historian of philosophy. Biography Friedrich Ueberweg was born in Leichlingen, Rhineland. His parents were Johann Gottlob Friedrich Ueberweg (19 August 1797 - ...

's ''Grundriß der Geschichte der Philosophie, Teil 1: Die Philosophie des Altertums'' (Outline of the History of Philosophy, Volume 1: The Philosophy of Antiquity); often referred to as the "Ueberweg-Praechter". In 1919 he released a radically revised 11th edition, and in 1926 he published the 12th and final version of the "Ueberweg-Praechter". Other noteworthy writings by Praechter include: * ''Cebetis Tabula quanam aetate conscripta esse videatur'', 1885. * ''Die griechisch-römische Popularphilosophie und die Erziehung'', 1886 – The Greco-Roman popular philosophy and education. * ''Kleine Schriften'', 1892 – Minor works. * ''Kebētos pinax = Cebetis Tabula'', 1893 – On

Cebes Cebes of Thebes ( el, Κέβης Θηβαῖος, ''gen''.: Κέβητος; ''c''. 430 – 350 BCEDebra Nails, (2002), ''The people of Plato: a prosopography of Plato and other Socratics'', page 82.) was an Ancient Greek philosopher from Thebes rem ...

' "Tabula. * ''Hierokles der Stoiker'', 1901 – Hierocles the Stoic.Karl Praechter
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