Erich Neu
Erich Neu (born November 26, 1936 in Wetzlar ; † December 31, 1999 in Bochum ) was a German ancient orientalist.
Life
He studied at the University of Marburg . After completing his doctorate with the thesis The Hittite Mediopassive and its Indo-European Basics on July 6, 1966 in Marburg and his habilitation in 1972 in Göttingen , he received the Venia legendi for Historical-Comparative Linguistics and for Hittiteology . In 1976 he was appointed to the Ruhr University Bochum , where he was dean from 1978 to 1979 and vice dean from 1979 to 1980 . In 1987 a separate chair for Hittitology was created for him (ad personam), which he held until his death. He died of pancreatic cancer.
Fonts (selection)
- The Anitta text . Wiesbaden 1974. ISBN 3-447-01571-3 .
- Glossary of the ancient Ethite ritual texts . Wiesbaden 1983, ISBN 3-447-02231-0 .
- The Hurrian. An ancient oriental language in a new light . Stuttgart 1988. ISBN 3-515-05179-1 .
- with Christel Rüster: Hittite dictionary of symbols. Inventory and interpretation of the cuneiform characters from the Boğazköy texts . Wiesbaden 2011, ISBN 978-3-447-06520-7 .
literature
- Jörg Klinger , Elisabeth Rieken and Christel Rüster (eds.): Investigationes Anatolicae. Commemorative letter for Erich Neu . Wiesbaden 2010, ISBN 978-3-447-06383-8 .
- René Lebrun (Ed.): Studia Anatolica in memoriam Erich Neu dicata . Louvain-la-Neuve 2010, ISBN 2-7584-0098-7 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ute Möller: Seven are looking for keys to the Hittite cuneiform script . In: Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung No. 304 (December 29, 1994)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | New, Erich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German ancient orientalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 26, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wetzlar |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 31, 1999 |
| Place of death | Bochum |