BOTTIGER, btq'tf-g«;r, CARL VILIIELAI (1807 78 ). A Swedish writer. lie was born in Wes terns, and studied at the University of ITpsala, where, after extensive travels, he was appointed professor of modern literature in 1845, and in 185S professor of ;esthetics, from which post Ito retired in 1867. 110 was exceedingly active as translator, poet, dramatist, and literary critic. Most of his publications in the latter capacity appeared among the Transactions of the Swed ish Academy. It is perhaps by his verse that he is known to best advantage. If is publications include: Lyriska stye/col (Lyrical Pieces, 1837 39) ; Bc/iyietsa stinger (Religious Songs, 1841) ; and translations of Tasso's Gerusalemnic Liter eta (1842-51), and Dante's Dirina Commedia (1846-51). His collected works appeared at Stockholm (6 vols., 1856-81).
BoTTIGER, KARL ArartsT (1760 1835). A German archaadogist. lie was born June S, 1760, at Reichenbach, in Saxony, and studied in Leipzig. In 1701, chiefly through the influence of Herder, he was appointed director of the gymnasium, and eonsistorial councilor at Weimar. Here he enjoyed the stimulating so ciety of llerder, Wieland, Goethe. and others. Ills literary activity at this period was prodigious.
He edited several journals, and wrote multitudes of reviews, biographical notices. etc.. for the A/igen/eine Zeitung. In 1804 he was called to Dresden. where he began to deliver lectures on special branches of classical antiquities and art. In 1832 Biatiger was elected a member of the French Institute. Ile died November 17, 1833. Among his important works are: Sabina toter Morgensrencn im Putzzimmer einer Mich n Romerin (Leipzig. 1803: ad ed.. Munich, 1878), a study of the household life of the Roman women; Die Aldobrandinisehe Hochzeit (Leipzig, 1810) : Konstmythologie (Dresden. 1811); l'or lesungen mud Aufsiitze zur Altertuntskunde (Leipzig, 1817); A inalthen oder Museum der Kunstmythologie (3 vols., Leipzig, 1821-25) ; lrlecn zur Kunstmythologie (2 vols., Dresden and Leipzig. 1826-36). His minor writings in Latin and German were collected by Sillig and published in 1837-38. Consult: Karl Wilhelm 136ttiger. Karl August Buttiger. Eine biograph ische Skizze (Leipzig, 1837) ; and his Litterer isehc Zustande and Zeitgenossen (Leipzig,1838) ; which lie published from his father's papers.