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Friedrich August Wolf

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German philologist

AcademicsLived 1759 to 1824 · aged 65
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Friedrich August Wolf was a German classicist who is considered the founder of classical and modern philology.

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Portrait by Johann Eduard Wolff [de], 1823Portrait by Johann Eduard Wolff [de], 1823Medal Friedrich August Wolf (1840)Medal Friedrich August Wolf (1840)

Academics born in the 1750s 6

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Academics
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Academic
Status
deceased
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Lived 1759 to 1824 · aged 65
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25 languages

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