Johann Christian Gottlieb Ernesti
Johann Christian Gottlieb Ernesti (* 1756 in Arnstadt , Thuringia , † June 5, 1802 in Kahnsdorf , Saxony ) was a German classical scholar. He studied theology , philology and philosophy with his uncle Johann August Ernesti at the University of Leipzig .
On June 5, 1782 he was appointed supplementary professor of philosophy at his own university, after the death of his cousin August Wilhelm in 1801 he was professor of rhetoric for five months .
His main works are:
- Edition of Aesops Fabulae (1781)
- Edition of the Glossae sacrae by Hesychius of Miletus (1785)
- Edition of Suidas and Favorinus (1786)
- Edition of Silius Italicus ' Punica (1791–1792)
- Lexicon Technologiae Graecorum rhetoricae (1795)
- Lexicon technologiae Latinorum rhetoricae (1797)
- Cicero's Spirit and Art (1799–1802).
literature
- Friedrich August Eckstein : Ernesti, Johann Christian Gottlieb . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 6, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1877, p. 242 f.
Web links
- Literature by and about Johann Christian Gottlieb Ernesti in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ernesti, Johann Christian Gottlieb |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German classical scholar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1756 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Arnstadt , Thuringia |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 5, 1802 |
| Place of death | Kahnsdorf , Saxony |