Friedrich Solmsen Scientist

Friedrich W. Solmsen (February 4, 1904 – January 30, 1989) was a philologist and professor of classical studies. He published nearly 150 books, monographs, scholarly articles, and reviews from the 1930s through the 1980s. Solmsen's work is characterized by a prevailing interest in the history of ideas. He was an influential scholar in the areas of Greek tragedy, particularly for his work on Aeschylus, and the philosophy of the physical world and its relation to the soul, especially the systems of Plato and Aristotle.

Personal facts

Birth date	February 04, 1904
Birth place	Bonn , German Empire
Date of death	January 30, 1989
Place of death	Chapel Hill North Carolina
Education	Humboldt University of Berlin