Background
Kroll was born in the town of Frankenstein in the Prussian Province of Silesia.
Kroll was born in the town of Frankenstein in the Prussian Province of Silesia.
Having studied in Breslau (and Berlin), he obtained his Doctor of Philosophy in 1891.
Afterwards he worked towards his secondary degree (the German "habilitation") at Breslau university, which he obtained in 1894. In 1899 he moved to the University of Greifswald for a chair in classics. After having worked as a Breslau professor für more than 20 years Kroll retired in 1935.
Kroll moved to Berlin in 1937.
He sought the anonymity of the big city because of his anti-Nazi reputation. He died in 1939 in Berlin, aged 69.
Kroll was an internationally renowned classicist, owing to his research and, even more, his editorial work on a number of important publications, the biggest of which was the Realencyclopädie der Classischen Altertumswissenschaft. Kroll directed this encyclopedia from 1906 until his death, combining the work of classical scholars from all over Europe and the United States.
Vettii Valentis Anthologiarum Libri, Guilelmus Kroll, Weidman, Berlin, 1908.
Matheseos Libri VIII, 2 volumes, educated West. Kroll, F. Skutsch and K. Ziegler, Teubner, Stuttgart, 1897-1913. Historia Alexandri Magni, educated
West. Kroll, volunteer
1. Weidmann, Berlin, 1926.
Austrian Academy of Sciences. German Archaeological Institute. Silesian Society for Patriotic Culture.
British Academy.