Theodor Gomperz

Theodor Gomperz (born March 29, 1832, Brünn, Moravia—died Aug. 29, 1912, Baden bei Wien, Austria) was a philosopher and classical scholar, remembered chiefly for his Griechische Denker: eine Geschichte der antiken Philosophie, 2 vol. (1893–1902; Greek Thinkers: A History of Ancient Philosophy, 4 vol., 1901–12). He was professor of classical philology at Vienna (1873–1901) and was elected a member of the Academy of Science (1882).