Carl Friedrich Nägelsbach

Carl Friedrich Nägelsbach, was a German classical philologist.
Nagelsbach was born at Wöhrd near Nuremberg. After studying at the Universities of Erlangen and Berlin, in 1827 he accepted an appointment at the Nuremberg gymnasium. From 1842 up until his death in 1859, he was a professor of philology at the University of Erlangen.
Nagelsbach is chiefly known for his "Lateinische Stilistik". Two other important works by him are "Die homerische Theologie in ihrem Zusammenhange" and "Die Nachhomerische Theologie des griechischen Volksglaubens bis auf Alexander".