Johann August Ernesti
Johann August Ernesti (1707–1781) was a German theologian, writer and classical philologist.
Overview
Born at Bad Tennstedt in 1707, died at Leipzig in 1781.
In detail
Johann August Ernesti studied at Leipzig University. training under Johann Matthias Hase, Johann Wilhelm von Berger and Friedrich August Wolf is recorded. Friedrich Wolfgang Reiz, Christian Wilhelm Küstner and Christian Gottlob Heyne are recorded as having studied under Johann August Ernesti. the recorded working language is Latin.
Employment is recorded with Leipzig University. Positions recorded include head teacher. Membership is recorded of Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony.
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