Johann Alexander Döderlein

Born(1675-02-11)11 February 1675

Bieswang [de]

Died23 October 1745(1745-10-23) (aged 70)

Weißenburg am Sand

AlmamaterUniversity of Altdorf

Occupation(s)historian, polymath, educationist, philologist, numismatist, antiquarian, and chronicler

Johann Alexander Döderlein
Born	(1675-02-11)11 February 1675 Bieswang [de]
Died	23 October 1745(1745-10-23) (aged 70) Weißenburg am Sand
Alma mater	University of Altdorf
Occupation(s)	historian, polymath, educationist, philologist, numismatist, antiquarian, and chronicler

Johann Alexander Döderlein (February 11, 1675 - October 23, 1745) was a German historian, philologist and numismatist. He studied at University of Altdorf near Nuremberg. He was polymath and his field of work included archaeology, classical studies, meteorology, and regional history. Döderlein was a member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences and of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. He was rector of the Alte Lateinschule, the former school of Weißenburg am Sand.