Friedrich Ernst Ruhkopf (Latin: Fridericus Ernestus Ruhkopf; 1 October 1760 – 1821) was a German philologist and educator born in Soßmar, a village near Hildesheim.[1]
Ruhkopf was a schoolteacher in Ruppin, and in 1794 was appointed rector at Bielefeld. From 1815 to 1821, he was director of the Lyceum in Hanover. He is remembered for his work in classical philology, in particular, his five-volume edition of Seneca, titled "L. Annaei Senecae philosophi Opera omnia quae supersunt" (1797-1811).