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{{short description|German classical scholar}}
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[[File:Christoph Cellarius.png|thumb|Christoph Cellarius.]] 
[[File:Title page of Historia universalis breviter ac perspicue exposita by Christoph Cellarius.jpg|thumb|''Historia universalis breviter ac perspicue exposita, in antiquam, et medii aevi ac novam divisa, cum notis perpetuis.'']] 
'''Christoph (Keller) Cellarius''' (22 November 1638 – 4 June 1707) was a German [[classical scholar]] from [[Schmalkalden]] who held positions in [[Weimar]] and [[Halle, Saxony-Anhalt|Halle]]. Although the Ancient-Medieval-Modern division of history was used earlier by Italian [[Renaissance]] scholars [[Leonardo Bruni]] and [[Flavio Biondo]], Cellarius' ''Universal History Divided into an Ancient, Medieval, and New Period'' helped popularize it. After him, this tripartite division became standard.

The library of the University of Applied Sciences in Schmalkalden bears his name, called the "Cellarius Bibliothek" in his honor.