About Johann Alexander Döderlein
Lived 1675 – 1745 (aged 70). Johann Alexander Döderlein was a German historian, polymath, pedagogue, philologist, numismatist and antiquarian.
Johann Alexander Döderlein (February 11, 1675 - October 23, 1745) was a German historian, philologist and numismatist.
He studied at University of Altdorf near Nuremberg. He was polymath and his field of work included archaeology, classical studies, meteorology, and regional history. Döderlein was a member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences and of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. He was rector of the Alte Lateinschule, the former school of Weißenburg am Sand.
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Who was Johann Alexander Döderlein?
German historian
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Johann Alexander Döderlein was born on 11 February 1675 in Bieswang.
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Johann Alexander Döderlein died on 23 October 1745 in Weißenburg in Bayern.
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Johann Alexander Döderlein was a historian, polymath, pedagogue, philologist, numismatist and antiquarian.
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Johann Alexander Döderlein was German.
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