Karl Praechter


Karl Praechter was a German classical philologist.
From 1877 he studied theology in Lausanne, followed by studies of classical philology at several German universities. He worked as a gymnasium teacher in the municipalities of Durlach and Bruchsal, and in 1889 obtained his habilitation in classical philology from the University of Bern. 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's Grundriß der Geschichte der Philosophie, Teil 1: Die Philosophie des Altertums ; 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' "Tabula.
  • Hierokles der Stoiker, 1901 - Hierocles the Stoic.