KLOTZ

klotz, reinhold (1807-1870), german classical scholar, was born near chemnitz in saxony on the 13th of march 1807. in 1849 he was appointed professor in the university of leipzig in succession to gottfried hermann, and held this post till his death on the 10th of august 1870. klotz was a man of unwearied industry, and devoted special attention to latin literature. he was the author of editions of several classical authors, of which the most important were: the complete works of cicero (2nd ed., 1869-1874); clement of alexandria (1831-1834); euripides (1841-1867), in continuation of pflugk's edition, but unfinished; terence (1838-1840), with the commentaries of donatus and eugraphius. mention should also be made of: _handworterbuch der lateinischen sprache_ (5th ed., 1874); _romische litteraturgeschichte_ (1847), of which only the introductory volume appeared; an edition of the treatise _de graecae linguae particulis_ (1835-1842) of matthaeus deverius (devares), a learned corfiote (c. 1500-1570), and corrector of the greek mss. in the vatican; the posthumous _index ciceronianus_ (1872) and _handbuch der lateinischen stilistik_ (1874). from 1831-1855 klotz was editor of the _neue jahrbucher fur philologie_ (leipzig). during the troubled times of 1848 and the following years he showed himself a strong conservative. a memoir by his son richard will be found in the _jahrbucher_ for 1871, pp. 154-163.