Carl Friedrich Nagelsbach
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Carl Friedrich Nagelsbach (March 28, 1806 – April 21, 1859), was a German classical scholar.
Nagelsbach was born at Wöhrd near Nuremberg
. After studying at Erlangen
and Berlin
, in 1827 he accepted an appointment at the Nuremberg gymnasium and eventually became a professor of classics at Erlangen from 1842 until his death. Nagelsbach is chiefly known for his excellent Lateinische Stilistik (1846; 9th ed. by Ivan Müller, 1905). Two other important works by him are Die Homerische Theologie (1840; 3rd ed. by G. Autenrieth, 1886) and Die Nachhomerische Theologie (1857).
Nagelsbach was born at Wöhrd near Nuremberg
Nuremberg
Nuremberg[p] is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. Situated on the Pegnitz river and the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal, it is located about north of Munich and is Franconia's largest city. The population is 505,664...
. After studying at Erlangen
Erlangen
Erlangen is a Middle Franconian city in Bavaria, Germany. It is located at the confluence of the river Regnitz and its large tributary, the Untere Schwabach.Erlangen has more than 100,000 inhabitants....
and Berlin
Berlin
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, in 1827 he accepted an appointment at the Nuremberg gymnasium and eventually became a professor of classics at Erlangen from 1842 until his death. Nagelsbach is chiefly known for his excellent Lateinische Stilistik (1846; 9th ed. by Ivan Müller, 1905). Two other important works by him are Die Homerische Theologie (1840; 3rd ed. by G. Autenrieth, 1886) and Die Nachhomerische Theologie (1857).