The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Klotz, Reinhold

KLOTZ, Reinhold, German philologist: b. Stollberg, 13 March 1807; d. Kleinschacher, near Leipzig, 10 Aug. 1870. He studied at Leipzig and became assistant professor there (1832), and, in 1849, full professor. He was one of the editors (1831-55) of ‘Neuen Jahrbücher für Philologie,’ and produced editions of the Greek ‘Gallus’ and ‘Clement of Alexandria,’ ‘Euripedes’ (1840-60); also working on Davarius' ‘Liber de Græcæ Lingua particulis’ (1835-42). In the Latin he made complete editions of Cicero (1851-56); Terence (1838-40); Andria, Nepos, etc. He worked with Lübker and Hudemann on a Latin dictionary (1847-57). Consult Jahn, ‘Jahrbuch’ (1871).