{{Short description|German classical philologist (1858–1933)}} '''Karl Praechter''' (17 October 1858, Heidelberg – 18 February 1933, Halle an der Saale) 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.<ref>[http://www.catalogus-professorum-halensis.de/praechterkarl.html Karl Praechter] Catalogus Professorum Halensis</ref>
== Published works == In 1909 he published the tenth edition of Friedrich Ueberweg's ''Grundriß der Geschichte der Philosophie, Teil 1: Die Philosophie des Altertums'' (Outline of the History of Philosophy, Volume 1: The Philosophy of Antiquity); 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".<ref>[https://www.jstor.org/stable/4182199?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents JSTOR] Phronesis. Vol. 29, No. 2 (1984), pp. 188-192.</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no2002-050546/ Praechter, Karl 1858-1933] WorldCat Identities</ref><ref>[https://de.wikisource.org/wiki/Karl_Praechter Karl Praechter] de.Wikisource</ref>
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