Karl Wilhelm Piderit (20 March 1815, in Witzenhausen – 27 May 1875, in Hanau) was a German classical philologist and educator.
In 1837 he became an apprentice-teacher at the gymnasium in Hersfeld, and two years later began teaching classes at a grammar school in Marburg.
In 1844 he returned to Hersfeld as a teacher, and from 1850 performed similar duties at the gymnasium in Kassel.
In 1853 he was appointed director of the Hanau gymnasium, a position he maintained up until his death in 1875.
[1][2] He is best remembered for his scholarly editions of Cicero,[2][3] of which, he published: Piderit was also the author of: Following the death of theologian August Friedrich Christian Vilmar in 1868, Piderit released several editions of his works: