doxographer

English

Etymology

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

doxographer (plural doxographers)

  1. A classical historian who describes the opinions of Ancient Greek philosophers and scientists.

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