Walter F. Otto, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Walter F. Otto

German classical philologist

Date of Birth: 22-Jun-1874

Place of Birth: Hechingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Date of Death: 23-Sep-1958

Profession: university teacher, linguist, classical philologist, mythographer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Walter Friedrich Gustav Hermann Otto (22 June 1874, in Hechingen – 23 September 1958, in Tübingen) was a German classical philologist particularly known for his work on the meaning and legacy of Greek religion and mythology, especially as represented in his seminal 1929 work The Homeric Gods.