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Also known as Eduard Gottlob Zeller

German philosopher and theologian (1814-1908)

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Eduard Zeller was a German theologian, philosophy historian, university teacher, and writer. He was born in 1814 and died in 1908 in Stuttgart. A citizen of the Kingdom of Württemberg, he was educated at the University of Tübingen and the Tübinger Stift. Zeller worked as a university teacher at the University of Tübingen, University of Bern, Heidelberg University, and University of Marburg. His work locations included Heidelberg, Tübingen, and Marburg.

Zeller held the position of Geheimrat and was a member of the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, and Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. He received the Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art. His notable works include *Grundriss der Geschichte der griechischen Philosophie*, *Über Antisthenes aus Rhodos*, *Über den kupieúwv des megarikers Diodorus*, *Ammonius Sakkas und Plotinus*, and *Language and thought*. He wrote in German and was described by sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

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Born
1814
Died
1908
Works
136

Top works

  • [Pamphlets on Aristotle
  • Grundriss der Geschichte der griechischen Philosophie
  • Über Antisthenes aus Rhodos
  • Über den kupieúwv des megarikers Diodorus
  • Ammonius Sakkas und Plotinus

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Instance of
human
Given name
Eduard
Family name
Zeller
Gender
male
Place of death
Stuttgart
Occupation
writer
Position held
Geheimrat
Educated at
Tübinger Stift
Languages spoken
German
Religion
Lutheranism
Image
Eduard Zeller - Imagines philologorum.jpg
Work location
Marburg
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Eduard Zeller
date of birth
1814-01-22
date of death
1908-03-19
described by source
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
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Eduard Zeller
name in native language
Eduard Zeller
writing language
German
ethnic group
Germans
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Encyclopedic overview

Eduard Zeller Eduard Gottlob Zeller (/ˈzɛlər/; German: [ˈtsɛlɐ]; 22 January 1814 – 19 March 1908) was a German philosopher and Protestant theologian of the Tübingen School of theology. He was well known for his writings on Ancient Greek philosophy, especially pre-Socratic philosophy, and most of all for his celebrated, multi-volume historical treatise The Philosophy of Greeks in their Historical Development (1844–52). Zeller was also a central figure in the revival of neo-Kantianism.

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