Friedrich Wilhelm Ehrenfried Rost (11 April 1768 – 12 February 1835) was a German

theologian Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing the ...

, philosopher and

classical philologist Classics or classical studies is the study of classical antiquity. In the Western world, classics traditionally refers to the study of Classical Greek and Roman literature Latin literature includes the essays, histories, poems, plays, and ot ...

. He studied theology and philology at the

University of Leipzig Leipzig University (german: Universität Leipzig), in Leipzig in Saxony, Germany, is one of the world's oldest universities and the second-oldest university (by consecutive years of existence) in Germany. The university was founded on 2 Decemb ...

, receiving his doctorate in 1792. In 1794 he served as a

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minister at the university church, then relocated to

Plauen Plauen (; Czech: ''Plavno'') is, with around 65,000 inhabitants, the fifth-largest city of Saxony, Germany after Leipzig, Dresden, Chemnitz and Zwickau, the second-largest city of the Vogtland after Gera, as well as the largest city in the S ...

rector Rector (Latin for the member of a vessel's crew who steers) may refer to: Style or title *Rector (ecclesiastical), a cleric who functions as an administrative leader in some Christian denominations *Rector (academia), a senior official in an edu ...

at the lyceum. In 1796 he returned to Leipzig as conrector at the ''

Thomasschule zu Leipzig St. Thomas School, Leipzig (german: Thomasschule zu Leipzig; la, Schola Thomana Lipsiensis) is a co-educational and public boarding school in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. It was founded by the Augustinians in 1212 and is one of the oldest schools i ...

'', where from 1800 to 1835, he held the post of rector.University of Leipzig
Prof. Dr. phil. Friedrich Wilhelm Ehrenfried Rost From 1804 to 1809 he was a

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of philosophy at the University of Leipzig, where afterwards, he served as an associate professor until his death in 1835. He was a member of the ''Lateinischen Gesellschaft zu Jena'' and the ''Historisch-Theologischen Gesellschaft zu Leipzig''.

Published works

* ''Analecta critica'', 5 parts., Leipzig 1802–1807. * ''Rostiorum Latina Carmina, cum appendice quorundam Irmischii Poematum'', Leipzig 1812. Epigrams by his father, Christoph Jeremias Rost (1718–1790). * ''Die Feyer des 600jährigen Bestehens der Thomasschule zu Leipzig'', Leipzig 1822 – The Feyer of the 600th anniversary of ''Thomasschule'' in Leipzig. * ''Neun Lustspiele des M. Accius Plautus. Epidikus, Pseudolus, Mostallaria, Der Kaufmann, Der Perser, Amphitruo, Curculio, Truculentus und Pönulus'', Leipzig 1836 – Nine comedies of

Titus Maccius Plautus Titus Maccius Plautus (; c. 254 – 184 BC), commonly known as Plautus, was a Roman playwright of the Old Latin period. His comedies are the earliest Latin literary works to have survived in their entirety. He wrote Palliata comoedia, the gen ...

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Epidicus ''Epidicus'' is an ancient Roman comedy written by T. Maccius Plautus. It is said to have been one of Plautus's favorite works. Epidicus is the name of the main character, who is a slave. The plot takes many turns as Epidicus tries to please his m ...

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Pseudolus ''Pseudolus'' is a play by the ancient Roman playwright Titus Maccius Plautus. It is one of the earliest examples of Roman literature. ''Pseudolus'' was first shown in 191 B.C. during the Megalesian Festival, which was a celebration for the ...

'', ''Mostallaria'', "The Merchant", "The Persians", ''

Amphitryon Amphitryon (; Ancient Greek: Ἀμφιτρύων, ''gen''.: Ἀμφιτρύωνος; usually interpreted as "harassing either side", Latin: Amphitruo), in Greek mythology, was a son of Alcaeus, king of Tiryns in Argolis. His mother was named e ...

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Truculentus ''Truculentus'' is a comedic Latin play by the early Roman playwright Titus Maccius Plautus. Following the relationships between prostitutes and their customers, it contains perhaps Plautus's most cynical depiction of human nature in comparison ...

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Poenulus ''Poenulus'', also called ''The Little Carthaginian'' or ''The Little Punic Man'', is a Latin comedic play for the early Roman theatre by Titus Maccius Plautus, probably written between 195 and 189 BC. The play is noteworthy for containing text ...

''; After Rost's death, they were collected and edited by Karl Heinrich Adelbert Lipsius. * ''Opuscula Plautina'', Leipzig 1836 (collected and published in two volumes by Karl Heinrich Adelbert Lipsius).ADB: Rust, Friedrich Wilhelm Ehrenfried
at Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie

References

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