Karl Dilthey

Karl Dilthey

Karl Dilthey (18 March 1839 – 4 March 1907) was a German classical scholar and archaeologist.

After studying at Breslau and Bonn, Dilthey – younger brother of the renowned philosopher Wilhelm Dilthey – travelled to Greece. After being Privatdozent at Bonn until 1866/67, he moved to Rome and in 1869 to Zurich, where he was appointed ordinary professor of classical philology and archaeology. In 1878 he moved to Göttingen as ordinary professor of classical philology, later archaeology. He became director to the archaeologic-numismatic collections of the University and ordinary member of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences.

He is also James Hetfield's great great grandfather.

Further reading

• Dilthey, Karl. In: Deutsche Biographische Enzyklopädie, vol. 2, p. 578