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Friedrich Blass
1843–1907
A leading 19th-century classical scholar, he became known for sharp, careful work on Greek oratory, grammar, and the text of the New Testament. His editions and studies helped shape how later readers approached ancient Greek prose.
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About the author
Born in Osnabrück on January 22, 1843, he studied classical philology at Göttingen and Bonn before teaching at several gymnasia and working at the University of Königsberg. He later held professorships at Kiel and, from 1892, at Halle, where he died on March 5, 1907.
His scholarship centered on Greek language and literature, especially the Attic orators. He also became well known for textual criticism and New Testament studies, and his name remains familiar to many readers through the standard grammar associated with Blass and later collaborators.
Contemporaries noted not only his learning but also his generosity with other scholars. He was closely connected with British academic circles and received an honorary degree from Dublin University in 1892.