Caspar Abel was a German

Germany

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 theologian, historian

Historian

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 and poet

Poet

A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...

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Abel was born in Hindenburg in der Altmark , the son of a preacher, and gained his theological education in Braunschweig

Braunschweig

Braunschweig , is a city of 247,400 people, located in the federal-state of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located north of the Harz mountains at the farthest navigable point of the Oker river, which connects to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser....

 and Helmstedt

University of Helmstedt

The University of Helmstedt, official Latin name: Academia Julia , was a university in Helmstedt in the Duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel that existed from 1576 until 1810....

. In 1696 he became rector in Osterburg

Osterburg

Osterburg may refer to:* Osterburg , a municipality in the district of Stendal, Germany* Osterburg , a former Osterburg may refer to:* Osterburg (Altmark), a municipality in the district of Stendal, Germany* Osterburg (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft), a former Osterburg may refer to:* Osterburg (Altmark),...

, in 1698 at the Johannisschule in Halberstadt

Halberstadt

Halberstadt is a town in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt and the capital of the district of Harz. It is located on the German Half-Timbered House Road and the Magdeburg–Thale railway....

. In 1718 he became preacher in Westdorf

Westdorf

Westdorf is a village and a former municipality in the district of Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2009, it is part of the town Aschersleben....

 near Aschersleben

Aschersleben

Aschersleben is a town in the Salzlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated approx. 22 km east of Quedlinburg, and 45 km northwest of Halle .-Pre-20th century:...

 where he died in 1763.

Note: From 1748 to 1764 he was assisted by Johann Gottfried Bürger, the father of poet Gottfried August Bürger

Gottfried August Bürger

Gottfried August Bürger was a German poet. His ballads were very popular in Germany. His most noted ballad, Lenore, found an audience beyond readers of the German language in an English adaptation and a French translation.-Biography:He was born in Molmerswende , Principality of Halberstadt, where...

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Publications

• historical works:
• Preußische und Brandenburgische Reichs- und Staatshistorie, 1710, 2 volumes, 8°
• Preußische und Brandenburgische Reichs- und Staatsgeographie, 1711, 2 volumes, 8°, additions in 1747.
• Deutsche und Sächsische Altertümer, 1729-32, 3 volumes, 8°
• Stift-, Stadt- und Landchronica des Fürstenthums Halberstadt, 1745, 4°

• poems:
• Jubelfest des Brandenburgischen Unterthanen, 1700
• Abbildung eines rechtschaffenen Predigers, 1710

• translations:
• Ovid
  Ovid
  Publius Ovidius Naso , known as Ovid in the English-speaking world, was a Roman poet who is best known as the author of the three major collections of erotic poetry: Heroides, Amores, and Ars Amatoria...
  
  's Heroids, 1704, 1723
• Boileau
  Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux
  Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux was a French poet and critic.-Biography:Boileau was born in the rue de Jérusalem, in Paris, France. He was brought up to the law, but devoted to letters, associating himself with La Fontaine, Racine, and Molière...
  
  's satires, 1729-32, 2 volumes

Sources

• Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie - online version at Wikisource
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See also

• Friedrich Gottfried Abel
  Friedrich Gottfried Abel
  Friedrich Gottfried Abel was a German physician, the son of historian Caspar Abel. He was assessor of the college of physicians, member of the literary society at Halberstadt, and master of St...
  
  , his son