Jan Pětr Jordan
Jan Pětr Jordan (German Johann Peter Jordan ; born February 15, 1818 in Zischkowitz near Budissin (Bautzen); † May 20, 1891 in Vienna ) was a Sorbian scientist, philosopher and publicist. His pseudonyms were Čěščanski (derived from the Sorbian name Čěškecy of his place of birth) and Wićazec Pětr .
Life
Jordan grew up as the son of a Protestant farmer and his Catholic wife in Zischkowitz (house no. 2). From 1831 to 1837 he attended the Lesser Town Gymnasium in Prague as a pupil of the Wendish seminary , where he studied philosophy and theology from 1837 to 1838 and Slavic studies from 1838 to 1840 after completing his school career . He was particularly supported by Václav Hanka . Even as a student, Jordan published articles informing about the Sorbs and devoted himself to Russian literature. Furthermore, he occupied himself with linguistics and published his grammar of the Wendish-Serbian language in Upper Lusatia in 1841 . In addition to a collection of folk songs, he published the newspaper Jutnička for half a year in 1842 .
Because of his progressive and pro-Slavic attitude, he was expelled from Prague in 1842 and moved to Leipzig , where he received his doctorate in 1843. There he worked as a lecturer for Slavic languages and literatures at the University of Leipzig until 1848 and edited the yearbooks for Slavic literature, art and science , initially alone and from 1848 together with Jan Arnošt Smoler . In April 1848 he returned to Prague and worked on the preparation for the Slavic Congress . a. as editor of the Slavische Centralblätter from April 1848 to November 1849. After the failed revolution of 1848/49 he retired from politics and worked as an entrepreneur in Prague. In 1859 he was elected President of the Prague Chamber of Commerce and Companies, but left the city in 1868 and moved to live with his son in Vienna, where he died in 1891.
Positions
Politically stood Jordan in pre-March on the positions of the Slavic liberal bourgeoisie, which also pursued democratic and radical ideas. Its aim was to support the national movements of the Slav peoples; However, he was attached to the idea of being able to unite the Slavic languages and peoples. From 1847 to 1850 he was a member of the Maćica Serbska before he left - mainly due to personal differences with Smoler.
A street in Bautzen is named after him.
literature
- Serbski biografiski słownik . Domowina , Budyšin [Bautzen] 1970, p. 114–116 (by Jan Cyž ).
- Nowy biografiski słownik k stawiznam a Kulturje Serbow . Domowina, Budyšin [Bautzen] 1984, p. 237–239 (by Jan Šołta ).
- Ernst Eichler u. a. (Ed.): Slavic Studies in Germany from the Beginnings to 1945. A biographical lexicon. Domowina, Bautzen 1993, ISBN 3-7420-1538-9 . Pp. 196-197.
Web links
- Overview of the courses held by Jan Pětr Jordan at the University of Leipzig (summer semester 1843 to winter semester 1847)
- Michael Nuck: Jordan, Jan Pětr (Jan Peter) . In: Institute for Saxon History and Folklore (Ed.): Saxon Biography .
- Wikisource: Yearbooks of Slavic Literature, Art, and Science
Individual evidence
- ↑ goeda.de: Zischkowitz - Čěškecy. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ^ Jan Pětr Jordan: Grammar of the Wendish-Serbian language in Upper Lusatia: drawn up in Dobrowsky's system . Friedrich Ehrlich-Verlag, Prague 1841, urn : nbn: de: bvb: 12-bsb10589065-3 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jordan, Jan Pětr |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jordan, Johann Peter (German name); Čěščanski (pseudonym); Wićazec Pětr (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Sorbian scientist and philosopher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 15, 1818 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zischkowitz , Upper Lusatia |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 20, 1891 |
| Place of death | Vienna |