claim: Offers of appointment to a federal court were declined by William Howard Taft.
evidence: Carl Gustav Lowe -LRB- 18 February 1852 in Grimma -- 16 December 1883 in Gottingen -RRB- was a German classical philologist and librarian .. Grimma. Grimma. Gottingen. Gottingen. classical philologist. classical philologist. librarian. librarian. He studied classical philology at the University of Leipzig as a pupil of Friedrich Ritschl .. University of Leipzig. University of Leipzig. Friedrich Ritschl. Friedrich Ritschl. From 1875 he carried out Plautine research in Italy , and in 1878 traveled to Spain in order to prepare materials for the Bibliotheca patrum latinorum on behalf of the Austrian Academy of Sciences .. Plautine. Plautus. Austrian Academy of Sciences. Austrian Academy of Sciences. In 1879 he returned to Leipzig , and during the following year , moved to Gottingen , where he served as curator of the university library .. Gottingen. Gottingen. university library. Gottingen State and University Library. He died on 16 December 1883 -LRB- age 31 -RRB- due to consequences of a falling accident .. falling accident. Falling ( accident )