Karl Wilhelm Piderit

Karl Wilhelm Piderit (20 March 1815, in Witzenhausen – 27 May 1875, in Hanau) was a German classical philologist and educator.

From 1833 he studied at the University of Marburg, receiving his doctorate with a dissertation on the rhetorician Hermagoras of Temnos, titled Commentatio De Hermagora rhetora. In 1837 he became an apprentice-teacher at the gymnasium in Hersfeld, and two years later began teaching classes at a grammar school in Marburg. In 1844 he returned to Hersfeld as a teacher, and from 1850 performed similar duties at the gymnasium in Kassel. In 1853 he was appointed director of the Hanau gymnasium, a position he maintained up until his death in 1875.[1][2]

Published works

He is best remembered for his scholarly editions of Cicero,[2][3] of which, he published:

Piderit was also the author of:

Following the death of theologian August Friedrich Christian Vilmar in 1868, Piderit released several editions of his works:

  • Ein Weihnachtsspiel aus einer Handschrift des 15. Jahrhunderts, 1869 (edition of Vilmar) – A Christmas play from a manuscript of the 15th century.
  • Lebensbilder deutscher Dichter, 1869 (edition of Vilmar) – Biography of a German poet.
  • Luther, Melanchthon, Zwingli: nebst einem Anhang: Das evangelische Kirchenlied, 1869 (edition of Vilmar) – Martin Luther, Philip Melanchthon, Huldrych Zwingli: with an appendix: An evangelical hymn.
  • Die Augsburgische Confession, 1870 (edition of Vilmar) – The Augsburg Confession.
  • Die Lehre vom geistlichen Amt, 1870 (edition of Vilmar) – The doctrine of the ministry.
  • Die genieperiode. Ein vortrag von A.F.C. Vilmar. Supplement zu des verfassers Literaturgeschichte, 1872 – The genius period: a lecture of August Friedrich Christian Vilmar: Supplement to the author's literary history.
  • Lehrbuch der Pastoraltheologie, 1872 (edition of Vilar) – Textbook of pastoral theology.[5][6]

References
  1. Nomenclator philologorum by Friedrich August Eckstein
  2. ADB:Piderit, Karl Wilhelm at Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
  3. Appletons' Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important Events of the Year ...
  4. HathiTrust Digital Library (published works)
  5. Most widely held works by K. W Piderit WorldCat Identities
  6. IdRef / SUDOC (bibliography)
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