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Karl Wessely

1860 – 1931

Palaeographer

PapyrologistUniversity teacher
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Lived 1860 – 1931 (aged 71). Karl Wessely was an Austrian papyrologist and university teacher.

Karl Wessely (Carl Wessely; 27 June 1860, Vienna – 21 November 1931) was an Austrian palaeographer and papyrus scholar. He examined manuscripts housed at the Austrian National Library (e.g. Papyrus 3, Uncial 058, 059, 0101, 0237) and in other important European libraries (Papyrus 5).

Works Evangelien-Fragmente auf Papyrus, Wiener Studien 4 (1882), 198-214. Analekten. 1. Neue Evangelien-Fragmente auf Papyrus Wiener Studien 7 (1883). Prolegomena ad papyrorum graecorum novam collectionem edendam (Wien 1883) Bemerkungen zu einigen Publicationen auf dem Gebiete der älteren griechischen Paläographie (Wien 1892) Papyrus Erzherzog Rainer. Führer durch die Ausstellung, Wien 1894. Wie haben die alten Römer geschrieben? (Wien 1898) Les plus anciens monuments du christianisme, Patrologia Orientalis IV, 2, (1907). Ein fayumisch-griechisches Evangelien-fragment, Wiener Studien 26 (Vienna, 1912), pp. 270–274. Griechische und koptische Texte theologischen inhalts, Studien zur Paläographie und Papyruskunde, (Leipzig 1912) reprinted (Amsterdam 1966)

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Papyrologist, university teacher
Employers
University of Vienna
Awards
Order of Franz Joseph

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Karl Wessely?

palaeographer

When was Karl Wessely born?

Karl Wessely was born on 27 June 1860 in Leipzig.

When did Karl Wessely die?

Karl Wessely died on 5 December 1931 in Vienna.

What was Karl Wessely's occupation?

Karl Wessely was a papyrologist and university teacher.

What nationality was Karl Wessely?

Karl Wessely was Austrian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Karl Wessely

· Wikidata: Q6372351

· DBpedia: Karl Wessely

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