Christian Adolph Klotz (13 November 1738 – 31 December 1771) was a German philologist.
Education
Klotz, son of a senior church official, was born in Bischofswerda, Lusatia. He attended the gymnasium in Meißen and Görlitz. From 1758 till 1760 he studied at the University of Leipzig. 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 Horace.
Work
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 Herder and Gotthold Ephraim Lessing became known as the most influential opponents.
Literature
- Conrad Bursian: Klotz, Christian Adolph. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Band 16, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1882, S. 228–231. (German)
- Christian Adolph Klotz in the German National Library catalogue (German)
- Article in Meyers Online
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