Christian Falster was a Danish poet and philologist, born at Branderslev (island of Laaland

Lolland

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). He became rector

Rector

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 of the school at Ribe

Ribe

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. He preferred to live there, refusing to accept better positions, and keeping his rectorship. He published translations of 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...

 (1719) and the Satires of Juvenal (1731); 11 original satire

Satire

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s on his times, often reprinted (1720–39); and in Latin

Latin

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 a number of works, such as Viglia Prima Noctium Ripensiun (1721); Memoriœ Obscurœ (1722); Amœnitates Philologicœ (three volumes, 1821–32).

The editors of The Classical Journal

The Classical Journal

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wrote that:

Falster thought that all learning should be brought to bear upon theology,
and, like Erasmus, he that classical authors could contribute
much toward sound religion. Falster's work covered a broad field from the
history of Greek literature on the one hand, to Latin lexicography

Lexicography

Lexicography is divided into two related disciplines:*Practical lexicography is the art or craft of compiling, writing and editing dictionaries....

on the
other, recognizing that philology, in the narrow sense, and literature
are inextricably interwoven.