doxographer
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from New Latin doxographus, itself coined by German classicist Hermann Diels in 1879 from Ancient Greek δόξα (dóxa, “opinion, belief”) + -γράφος (-gráphos, “writer”), originally in reference specifically to the tradition stemming from Theophrastus, + -er. By surface analysis, doxography + -er.
Noun
[edit]doxographer (plural doxographers)
- A classical historian who describes the opinions of Ancient Greek philosophers and scientists.
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[edit]Doxography on Wikipedia.Wikipedia