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.
Author: Unknown Source: Rainer Braun: Frühe Forschungen am obergermanischen Limes in Baden-Württemberg. Zur Erinnerung an die Gründung der Reichs-Limes-Kommission im Jahr 1892. Limesmuseum Aalen, 1991, (Schriften des Limesmuseums Aalen, 45) License: CC-PD-Mark PD-Art (PD-old default) PD-Art (PD-old-70)