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Heinrich Schenkl

Heinrich Schenkl (29 January 1859, Innsbruck – 3 December 1919, Vienna) was an Austrian classical philologist. He was the son of classical philologist Karl Schenkl.

From 1876 to 1880 he studied classical philology, archaeology and philosophy at the University of Vienna, where his instructors included Theodor Gomperz and Wilhelm von Hartel. For several years he worked as a gymnasium teacher in Vienna, and in 1892 became an associate professor at the University of Graz. From 1896 onward, he served as a full professor at Graz, being named university dean in 1899. In 1917 he appointed professor of classical philology at the University of Vienna. Provided by Wikipedia