Wilhelm Kroll

Details

Instance of

human

Born

7 October 1869

Died

21 April 1939

Place of birth

Ząbkowice Śląskie

Place of death

Martin-Luther-Hospital

Sex or gender

male

Given name

Wilhelm

Family name

Kroll

Father

Wilhelm Kroll

Spouse

Käthe Kroll

Child

Wolfgang Kroll

Occupation

linguist, classical philologist, university teacher

Position held

Geheimrat

Citizenship

Kingdom of Prussia, German Reich

Native language

German

Religion

Protestant

Awards

Order of the Red Eagle 4th Class, Geheimer Regierungsrat, honorary doctorate from the University of Cambridge, Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford, honorary doctor of the University of Wrocław, Preis der Charlotten-Stiftung für Philologie

academic degree

Doctor of Philosophy, habilitation

cause of death

embolism

contributed to creative work

Pauly–Wissowa

date of burial or cremation

1 May 1939

described by source

Wilhelm Kroll, Neue Deutsche Biographie, Pauly–Wissowa

doctoral advisor

Richard Foerster

doctoral student

Eduard Williger, Bruno Lier, Friedrich Focke, Josef Kroll, Jakob Pley, Josef Heckenbach, Julius Tambornino

educated at

University of Wrocław, Frederick William University Berlin, University of Bonn

employer

University of Münster, University of Wrocław, University of Greifswald

languages spoken, written or signed

English, Italian, Latin, French, Ancient Greek, German

manner of death

natural causes

member of

Austrian Academy of Sciences, German Archaeological Institute, Silesian Society for the Culture of the Fatherland, British Academy, Schwarzburgbund

name in native language

Wilhelm Kroll

number of children

4

place of burial

Płóczki

relative

Reinhard Herbig, Philipp Wegener

work location

Wrocław, Greifswald, Münster, Berlin, Płóczki

writing language

German, Latin

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