Karl Friedrich Heinrich (8 February 1774, in Molschleben – 20 February 1838, in

Bonn The federal city of Bonn ( lat, Bonna) is a city on the banks of the Rhine in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, with a population of over 300,000. About south-southeast of Cologne, Bonn is in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ruhr r ...

) was a German

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 and their related original languages, Ancient Greek and Latin. Classics ...

. He studied under

Christian Friedrich Wilhelm Jacobs Christian Friedrich Wilhelm Jacobs (October 6, 1764 – March 30, 1847) a German classical scholar, was born at Gotha. After studying philology and theology at Jena and Göttingen, in 1785, Friedrich Jacobs (as he is known), became a teacher in ...

and

Johann Kaspar Friedrich Manso Johann Kaspar Friedrich Manso (May 26, 1760 – June 9, 1826) was a German historian and philologist. Manso was born in Zella-Mehlis, and studied in Jena. He taught at the Illustrious Gymnasium in Gotha from 1785, and in 1790 moved to the Magdal ...

at the gymnasium in

Gotha Gotha () is the fifth-largest city in Thuringia, Germany, west of Erfurt and east of Eisenach with a population of 44,000. The city is the capital of the district of Gotha and was also a residence of the Ernestine Wettins from 1640 until the ...

. From 1791 he studied theology at the

University of Göttingen The University of Göttingen, officially the Georg August University of Göttingen, (german: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, known informally as Georgia Augusta) is a public research university in the city of Göttingen, Germany. Founded ...

, where under the influence of

Christian Gottlob Heyne Christian Gottlob Heyne (; 25 September 1729 – 14 July 1812) was a German classical scholar and archaeologist as well as long-time director of the Göttingen State and University Library. He was a member of the Göttingen School of History. ...

, he changed his focus to philology. In 1804 he became a professor of

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at the

University of Kiel Kiel University, officially the Christian-Albrecht University of Kiel, (german: Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, abbreviated CAU, known informally as Christiana Albertina) is a university in the city of Kiel, Germany. It was founded in ...

, then in 1818 relocated to the

University of Bonn The Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn (german: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn) is a public research university located in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was founded in its present form as the ( en, Rhine U ...

as a professor of classical philology. At Bonn, he served as director of the philological seminar.

Published works

* ''Erklärende Anmerkungen zum Homer'' (6 volumes, 1792–1818) by Johann Heinrich Justus Köppen, produced by Johann Christian Heinrich Krause, edited by Karl Friedrich Heinrich. * ''Musaei de Herone et Leandro carmen'' (edition of

Musaeus Musaeus, Musaios ( grc, Μουσαῖος) or Musäus may refer to: Greek poets * Musaeus of Athens, legendary polymath, considered by the Greeks to be one of their earliest poets (mentioned by Socrates in Plato's Apology) * Musaeus of Ephesus, liv ...

, 1793). * ''Epimenides aus Kreta. Eine kritisch-historische Zusammenstellung aus Bruchstücken des Alterthums'' (1801) – Epimenides of Crete, a critical-historical compilation of ancient fragments. * ''Hesiodi Scutum Herculis. Cum grammaticorum scholiis graecis'' (edition of

Hesiod Hesiod (; grc-gre, Ἡσίοδος ''Hēsíodos'') was an ancient Greek poet generally thought to have been active between 750 and 650 BC, around the same time as Homer. He is generally regarded by western authors as 'the first written poet i ...

, 1802). * ''Commentatio I. in D. Jun. Juvenalis Satiras'' (On

Juvenal Decimus Junius Juvenalis (), known in English as Juvenal ( ), was a Roman poet active in the late first and early second century CE. He is the author of the collection of satirical poems known as the ''Satires''. The details of Juvenal's life ...

's ''Satires''; 1896). * ''M. Tulli Ciceronis Orationum pro Scauro, pro Tullio, pro Flacco partes ineditae'' (edition of

Cicero Marcus Tullius Cicero ( ; ; 3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, and academic skeptic, who tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises that led to the estab ...

, 1816), with Andreas Wilhelm Cramer and

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. * ''M. Tulli Ciceronis De re publica librorum sex quae supersunt'' (edition of Cicero, 1823). * ''D. Iunii Iuvenalis Satirae cum commentariis'' (edition of Juvenal; 2 volumes, 1839); with

Ludwig Schopen Ludwig Schopen (17 October 1799, in Düsseldorf – 22 November 1867, in Bonn) was a German classical philologist and Byzantinist. Biography As a gymnasium student in his hometown of Düsseldorf, he was encouraged by Karl Wilhelm Kortüm and ...

. * ''Des Aulus Persius-Flaccus Satiren'' (edition of

Persius Aulus Persius Flaccus (; 4 December 3424 November 62 AD) was a Ancient Rome, Roman poet and satirist of Etruscan civilization, Etruscan origin. In his works, poems and satires, he shows a Stoicism, Stoic wisdom and a strong criticism for what he ...

, 1844).Most widely held works by Karl Friedrich Heinrich
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Heinrich, Karl Friedrich 1774 births 1838 deaths People from Gotha (district) University of Göttingen alumni Academic staff of the University of Kiel Academic staff of the University of Bonn German classical philologists