Christian Adolph Klotz (13 November 1738 – 31 December 1771) was a
GermanGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium,...
philologist.
Klotz, son of a senior church official, was born in
BischofswerdaBischofswerda is a small town in Germany at the western edge of Upper Lusatia in Saxony.-Geography:The town is located 33 km to the east of Dresden at the edge of the Upper Lusatian mountain country. The town is known as the "Gateway to Upper Lusatia" - "Tor zur Oberlausitz" in German. It is...
,
LusatiaLusatia is a historical region between the Bóbr and Kwisa rivers and the Elbe river in the eastern German states of Saxony and Brandenburg and south-western Poland ....
. He attended the gymnasium in
MeißenThe Federal School of Saxony - Saint Afra in Meissen, is a boarding school for highly gifted students in the German city of Meissen, Saxony. Founded in 1543, the stated aim of the school is to promote the intellectual and social development of highly gifted students...
and
GörlitzGörlitz is a town in Germany on the Lusatian Neisse River, in the Bundesland of Saxony. It is opposite the Polish town of Zgorzelec, which was a part of Görlitz until 1945. Historically, Görlitz belongs to the region of Upper Lusatia and Silesia. Today it is the easternmost town in Germany...
. From 1758 till 1760 he studied at the
University of LeipzigThe University of Leipzig , located in Leipzig in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, is one of the oldest universities in Europe and the second-oldest university in Germany...
. Already in these years he published first philological works. Then he moved to the University of Jena, where he wrote polemic papers against Pieter Burman the Younger.
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Christian Adolph Klotz (13 November 1738 – 31 December 1771) was a
GermanGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium,...
philologist.
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Klotz, son of a senior church official, was born in
BischofswerdaBischofswerda is a small town in Germany at the western edge of Upper Lusatia in Saxony.-Geography:The town is located 33 km to the east of Dresden at the edge of the Upper Lusatian mountain country. The town is known as the "Gateway to Upper Lusatia" - "Tor zur Oberlausitz" in German. It is...
,
LusatiaLusatia is a historical region between the Bóbr and Kwisa rivers and the Elbe river in the eastern German states of Saxony and Brandenburg and south-western Poland ....
. He attended the gymnasium in
MeißenThe Federal School of Saxony - Saint Afra in Meissen, is a boarding school for highly gifted students in the German city of Meissen, Saxony. Founded in 1543, the stated aim of the school is to promote the intellectual and social development of highly gifted students...
and
GörlitzGörlitz is a town in Germany on the Lusatian Neisse River, in the Bundesland of Saxony. It is opposite the Polish town of Zgorzelec, which was a part of Görlitz until 1945. Historically, Görlitz belongs to the region of Upper Lusatia and Silesia. Today it is the easternmost town in Germany...
. From 1758 till 1760 he studied at the
University of LeipzigThe University of Leipzig , located in Leipzig in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, is one of the oldest universities in Europe and the second-oldest university in Germany...
. Already in these years he published first philological works. Then he moved to the University of Jena, where he wrote polemic papers against Pieter Burman the Younger. Klotz defended his dissertation and habilitation in jena and hold lectures about
HoraceThis article is about the Roman poet Horace. For other uses, see Horace .Quintus Horatius Flaccus, , known in the English-speaking world as Horace, was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus.-Life:Born in the small town of Venusia in the border region between Apulia and Lucania...
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In 1762 he obtained the position of an associate professor and in 1763 that of a full professor from the University of Göttingen. In 1765 he moved to Halle, where he served as Professor für Philosophie und Beredsamkeit (Professor of Philosophy and Eloquance). There he became very popular for his literary creations and exerted a significant influence on the contemporary taste and thinking. He published various literary journals, among them
Acta Litteraria. Klotz' strength were his ability to cover a wide range of topics and his aesthetic as well as enjoyable style, both in Latin and German language. As his weakness, however, critics identified sometimes the depth and originality of his thinking.
Johann Gottfried HerderJohann Gottfried von Herder was a German philosopher, theologian, poet, and literary critic. He is associated with the periods of Enlightenment, Sturm und Drang, and Weimar Classicism.-Biography:...
and
Gotthold Ephraim LessingGotthold Ephraim Lessing was a German writer, philosopher, dramatist, publicist, and art critic, and one of the most outstanding representatives of the Enlightenment era. His plays and theoretical writings substantially influenced the development of German literature.-Life:Lessing was born in...
became known as the most influential opponents.
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