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World War I dealt a heavy blow to classical studies, as to all humane letters, and the numbers of those studying Greek and Latin were noticeably affected; but scholars showed courage and energy in adapting themselves to new conditions. Wilamowitz-Moellendorff continued to be active, and his last decade saw more abundant and more important publications than any other of his career. His pupils produced much important detailed work: Felix Jacoby (1876–1959) began and carried far a learned edition of the fragments of the Greek historians; Paul Maas (1880–1964) showed rare expertise in Greek metrics, textual criticism, and paleography; Eduard Fraenkel ...(100 of 12151 words)