thumb|Christoph Cellarius.thumb|Historia universalis breviter ac perspicue exposita, in antiquam, et medii aevi ac novam divisa, cum notis perpetuis.Christoph (Keller) Cellarius (
22 November 1638 – 1707) was a
German classical scholar from
Schmalkalden who held positions in
Weimar and
Halle. Although the term "
Middle Ages" (
medium aevum) was first arrived at by Italian humanist scholars
Leonardo Bruni and
Flavio Biondo in the 15th century, Cellarius was the first to use the term systematically in a
tripartite division of history, and after him this system became increasingly more standard, as seen in his work
Universal History Divided into an Ancient, Medieval, and New Period.
The library of the University of Applied Sciences in Schmalkalden bears his name, it is called the "Cellarius Bibliothek", in honor of Cellarius.
See also
Category:1638 birthsCategory:1707 deathsCategory:17th-century Latin writersCategory:18th-century Latin writersCategory:German classical scholarsCategory:People from SchmalkaldenCategory:People from the Landgraviate of Hesse-KasselCategory:University of Giessen alumniCategory:University of Halle facultyCategory:University of Jena alumniCategory:Articles lacking sources (Erik9bot)de:Christoph Cellariusfr:Christoph Cellariusit:Christoph Kellerla:Christophorus Cellariushu:Cristoph Cellarius
