CHRIST, WILHELM VON (1831-1906), German classical scholar, was born at Geisenheim, on Feb. 8, 1831, and died on Feb. 8, 1906, at Munich, where he had been professor from 1860 to 1902. His most important works are his Geschichte der griech ischen Literatur ( 5th ed., 1908 1.), a history of Greek literature down to the time of Justinian, one of the best works on the sub ject; Metrik der Griechen and Romer (1879) ; editions of Pindar (1887) ; of the Poetica (1878) and Metaphysica (1895) of Aris totle; Iliad (1884) .
See 0. Crusius, Gedachtnisrede (Munich, 19o7) .