Christian Wilhelm Ahlwardt (23 November 1760 in Greifswald – 12 April 1830 in Greifswald) was a German classical philologist. He was the father of orientalist Wilhelm Ahlwardt (1828–1909). After obtaining his habilitation from the

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, he worked as a schoolteacher in the town of Demmin (from 1792). In 1795 he was named

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, followed by a rectorship at the

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gymnasium (from 1797). In 1811 he was named rector of the gymnasium in Greifswald, and in 1817 he became a professor of ancient literature at the University of Greifswald, where he remained until his death.

Principal works

* ''Zur Erklärung der Idyllen Theokrits'', 1792 – Explanation of the Idylls of

Theocritus Theocritus (; grc-gre, Θεόκριτος, ''Theokritos''; born c. 300 BC, died after 260 BC) was a Greek poet from Sicily and the creator of Ancient Greek pastoral poetry. Life Little is known of Theocritus beyond what can be inferred from hi ...

. * ''Kallimachos Hymnen und Epigrammen'', 1794 –

Callimachus Callimachus (; ) was an ancient Greek poet, scholar and librarian who was active in Alexandria during the 3rd century BC. A representative of Ancient Greek literature of the Hellenistic period, he wrote over 800 literary works in a wide variety ...

' hymns and epistles. * ''Lodovico Ariosto's Satyren'', 1794 – Lodovico Ariosto's "Satyren". * ''Der Attis des Catullus'', 1808 – The Attis by

Catullus Gaius Valerius Catullus (; 84 - 54 BCE), often referred to simply as Catullus (, ), was a Latin poet of the late Roman Republic who wrote chiefly in the neoteric style of poetry, focusing on personal life rather than classical heroes. His s ...

. * ''Die Gedichte Ossians'', 1811 – The poetry of

Ossian Ossian (; Irish Gaelic/Scottish Gaelic: ''Oisean'') is the narrator and purported author of a cycle of epic poems published by the Scottish poet James Macpherson, originally as ''Fingal'' (1761) and ''Temora'' (1763), and later combined under t ...

. * ''Pindari Carmina, cvm fragmentis'', 1820 – an edition of

Pindar Pindar (; grc-gre, Πίνδαρος , ; la, Pindarus; ) was an Ancient Greek lyric poet from Thebes. Of the canonical nine lyric poets of ancient Greece, his work is the best preserved. Quintilian wrote, "Of the nine lyric poets, Pindar is ...

.WorldCat Identities
Most widely held works by Christian Wilhelm Ahlwardt

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ahlwardt, Christian Wilhelm 1760 births 1830 deaths People from Greifswald Academic staff of the University of Greifswald German classical philologists