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Ulrich Wilcken

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German historian and papyrologist

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According to Wikipedia, Ulrich Wilcken was a German historian and papyrologist who was a native of Stettin. Biography Wilcken studied ancient history and Oriental studies in Leipzig, Tübingen and Berlin. He was a disciple of historian Theodor Mommsen , who encouraged Wilcken to take a position as cataloguer of papyri following graduation. Mommsen was also instrumental in Wilcken succeeding Eduard Meyer as associate professor of ancient history at the University of Breslau in 1889. Afterwards, he was a professor at the universities of Würzburg , Halle , Leipzig and Bonn , where he succeeded Heinrich Nissen . Later on, he served as a professor at Munich and Berlin , where he was successor to Otto Hirschfeld .

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