Ulrich Wilcken

Ulrich Wilcken (December 28, 1862 - December 10, 1944) was a German historian and papyrologist who was a native of Stettin.

Wilcken studied ancient history and Oriental studies in Leipzig, Tübingen and Berlin. He was a disciple of renowned historian Theodor Mommsen (1817-1903), who encouraged Wilcken to take a position as cataloguer of papyri following graduation. Mommsen was also instrumental in Wilcken succeeding Eduard Meyer (1855-1930) as associate professor of ancient history at Breslau in 1889. Afterwards he was a professor at Würzburg (1900), Halle (1903, where he was again a successor to Eduard Meyer), Leipzig (1906) and Bonn (1912), where he succeeded Heinrich Nissen (1839-1912). Later he worked at Munich (1915) and Berlin (1917), where he was successor to Otto Hirschfeld (1843-1922).

Wilcken was a pioneer of Greco-Roman papyrology in Germany, and is credited for amassing an extensive archive of Ptolemaic papyrus documents and ostracon.

In 1906 he became a member of the Saxon Society of Sciences, and in 1921 was a member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences. Among his written works was a 1931 book on Alexander the Great, which was later translated into English. Other publications by Wilcken include:
* "Observationes ad historiam Aegypti provinciae Romanae depromptae e papyris Graecis Berolinensibus ineditis". Haack, Berlin 1885.
* "Griechische Ostraka aus Aegypten und Nubien, Ein Beitrag zur antiken Wirtschaftsgeschichte". (Greek Ostracon of Egypt and Nubia, Contribution of historical antiques) . 2 Bände. Giesecke & Devrient, Leipzig 1899. Nachdruck Hakkert, Amsterdam 1970.
* "Grundzüge und Chrestomathie der Papyruskunde". Band 1: Historischer Teil (in zwei Hälften). Leipzig 1912. (Band 2: Juristischer Teil von Ludwig Mitteis.)
* "Griechische Geschichte im Rahmen der Altertumsgeschichte". (Greek history in the context of ancient history), Oldenbourg, München 1924; 9. Aufl. 1962 (durchgesehen von Günther Klaffenbach).
* "Urkunden der Ptolemäerzeit (ältere Funde)". (Proceedings of Ptolemaic era excavations). 2 Bände. de Gruyter, Berlin 1927, Nachdruck 1977, ISBN 3-11-005711-5.

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* "This article is based on a translation of an article from the French and German Wikipedia."