Rudolf Pfeiffer
Rudolf Carl Franz Otto Pfeiffer (20 September 1889 – 5 May 1979) was a German classical philologist. He is known today primarily for his landmark, two-volume edition of Callimachus and the two volumes of his History of Classical Scholarship, in addition to numerous articles and lectures related to these projects and to the fragmentary satyr plays of Aeschylus and Sophocles.
Rudolf Pfeiffer | |
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| Born | 20 September 1889 |
| Died | 5 May 1979 (aged 89) |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Classical philology, papyrology |
| Institutions | Berlin, Hamburg, Freiburg, Munich, Oxford |
| Doctoral advisor | Franz Muncker |
| Other academic advisors | Otto Crusius and Hermann Paul |
| Doctoral students | Winfried Bühler |
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