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Christoph (Keller) Cellarius (22 November 1638 – 1707) was a
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classical scholar from
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who held positions in
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and
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. Although the term "
Middle AgesThe Middle Ages of European history is a period of European history covering roughly a millennium in the 5th century through 16th centuries. More specific starting and ending points are sometimes adopted by scholars to suit their respective specializations or current focus...
" (
medium aevum) was first arrived at by Italian humanist scholars
Leonardo BruniLeonardo Bruni , was a leading humanist, historian and a chancellor of Florence. He has been called the first modern historian.-Biography:...
and
Flavio BiondoFlavio Biondo was an Italian Renaissance humanist historian. He was the historian who coined the term Middle Ages and is known as one of the first archaeologists....
in the 15th century, Cellarius was the first to use the term systematically in a
tripartiteTripartite means composed of or split into three parts, or refers to three parties. Specifically, it may also refer to any of the following:* 3 * Tripartite body, soul and spirit* Tripartite language* Tripartite motto...
division of history, and after him this system became increasingly more standard, as seen in his work
Universal History Divided into an Ancient, Medieval, and New Period.
The library of the University of Applied Sciences in Schmalkalden bears his name, it is called the "Cellarius Bibliothek", in honor of Cellarius.