CELLA'RIUS, CHRISTOPHER, born at Smalkalli in 1638, atudied mathematics and the Oriental lenguegea at Jena. When thirty years of age he was made professor of philosophy end Oriental languages in the college of Weisenfols, and in 1673 was appointed rector of the college of Weimar. Frederic I., elector of Brandenburg, and first king of Prussia, having founded a now academy at Hallo in Saxony, appointed Cellarius professor of history and rhetoric, en appointment which he held till 1707, when he died. The work by which he is moat generally known is the ' Notitia Orbia Antiqui,' or 'Ancient Geography, first published at Jena, in a small 12mo, bust considerably enlarged in 'subsequent editions. The beat edition is that of Leipzig, 2 vols. 4to, 1731, after the author's death, with additions by Schwarz. This work though it had a value in its day, is now almost useless. The other worke of Cellar-ins are, Historie Medi :Eel a temporibus Constantini Magni ad Conittantinopolim a 'Dards captain,' Jena, 1698 ; Hiatoria Nova, i. e. XVI. et XVII. Sicculorum cum faith) XVIII.,'
edited by Struve, 1720; 'De Letinitato Medina at lullinfe elitatis, eau Anti-llarbarus; "Curie poateriores do Barbarismis cc Idlotnationis Sermonic Letini;"Orthographia ',Mina ex vetuetls monumentis excerpts,' 8vo, 1704, reprinted at Padua, 1739; 'Dieeertatio Inaugu rails Siliteas Process= Junin Romani antiquum,' 41o, 1693; Hone Samaritanfe, eive excerpts Pentateuchi Sam:mita= vereionie, cum Latina interpretation's et annotationibus,' followed by a Samaritan Grammar, 1682 ; ' Epittolw Sainaritanas Siehemitarum ad Jobum Luidolfum,' Samaritan and Latin, 1633; Originea at Successiones Comitum Wettinensium,' 4to, 1697. Cellarius published editions of many of the classics, and he also edited 'B. Fabri Soren' Thesaurus Eruditionia Seholastien,' with additions. His Academical Dissertations were published at Leipzig, 1712.