Christian Wilhelm Ahlwardt

German classical philologist

Christian Wilhelm Ahlwardt (23 November 1760 in Greifswald – 12 April 1830 in Greifswald) was a German classical philologist. He was the father of orientalist Wilhelm Ahlwardt (1828–1909).

After obtaining his habilitation from the University of Rostock, he worked as a schoolteacher in the town of Demmin (from 1792). In 1795 he was named academic rector in Anklam, followed by a rectorship at the Oldenburg gymnasium (from 1797). In 1811 he was named rector of the gymnasium in Greifswald, and in 1817 he became a professor of ancient literature at the University of Greifswald, where he remained until his death.[1]

## Principal works

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* Zur Erklärung der Idyllen Theokrits, 1792 - Explanation of the Idylls of Theocritus.
* Kallimachos Hymnen und Epigrammen, 1794 - Callimachus' hymns and epistles.
* Lodovico Ariosto's Satyren, 1794 - Lodovico Ariosto's "Satyren".
* Der Attis des Catullus, 1808 - The Attis by Catullus.
* Die Gedichte Ossians, 1811 - The poetry of Ossian.
* Pindari Carmina, cvm fragmentis, 1820 - an edition of Pindar.[2]

## References

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1. ^ ADB: Ahlwardt, Christian Wilhelm at Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
2. ^ WorldCat Identities Most widely held works by Christian Wilhelm Ahlwardt

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