Georg Christian Adler

Who was Georg Christian Adler?

Georg Christian Adler was a German scholar.

Adler was born in Brandenburg, and studied theology at the University of Halle. In 1755, he was appointed preacher in Arnis, Schleswig; in 1758 in Sarau; and in 1759 in Altona. He remained in Altona, where he became provost in 1791, and died in 1804.

He was interested in Roman antiquities, and published a book on the subject by Maternus de Cilano in 1775, in addition to writing several of his own. His major works are Ausführliche Beschreibung der Stadt Rom, on the city of Rome; Nachricht von den pontinischen Sümpfen, on the Pontine Marshes; and an edition of the writings of Sextus Julius Frontinus.

His son, Jacob Georg Christian Adler, was also a noted scholar.