Ulrich Unger
Ulrich Unger (born December 10, 1930 in Leipzig , † December 16, 2006 in Münster ) was a German sinologist.
He taught from 1966 to 1996 at the University of Münster. The focus of his research was Classical Chinese , i. H. which in the 5th to 3rd century BC Spoken language in China. He worked on improving Karlgren's reconstructions of the sounds for the Classical period. He is the author of a series of more than 75 sinological newsletters that have been sent to friends and colleagues under the title Hao-ku .
Unger has been head of the DFG project "Dictionary of Classical Chinese" since 1998. He developed his own transliteration for the transcription of Classical Chinese , the so-called Unger system .
For his 70th birthday, a commemorative publication was published under the title “And now follow what my heart desires”. It contains a list of his sinological work.
In 2019, his previously never fully published Classical Chinese Grammar was published online for free download from CrossAsia-eBooks. The grammar actually consisted of nine volumes, but was combined into a single PDF document for online publication for better searchability.
Publications (selection)
- 好 古 = Hao-ku: sinological circular letters , Münster, No. 1, April 7, 1982 - No. 75, January 30, 2002
- Introduction to Classical Chinese , Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz 1985 (2 parts)
- Ancient Chinese bronze. Excerpts from d. Non-fiction dictionary , Münster 1988
- Classic Chinese Glossary , Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz 1989
- Rhetoric of Classical Chinese , Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz 1994
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Classical Chinese grammar
- Vol. 1: Word, Syntagma , 4th, unchanged. Ed., Münster 1996
- Vol. 2: nominal sentence ; 3rd, unchanged. Ed., Münster 1996
- (Nine parts have appeared so far.)
- Classical Chinese grammar . Edited by Reinhard Emmerich, CrossAsia-eBooks, 2019. Access via https://crossasia-books.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/xasia/catalog/book/506
- An outline of ancient Chinese literature: prodesse aut delectare ?. Script of a lecture given in the 1997/98 winter semester , Münster 1998
- Basic concepts of ancient Chinese philosophy. A dictionary for the classical period , Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft 2000
- Small fonts. Edited by Hans Stumpfeldt and Martin Hanke, Gossenberg: Ostasien Verlag 2009
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ CrossAsia eBooks. Retrieved August 22, 2019 .
- ↑ The joys of Sinology ( Memento of the original from July 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at www.stumpfeldt.de, accessed March 14, 2014
literature
- Reinhard Emmerich and Hans Stumpfeldt (eds.): And now follow what my heart desires. Festschrift for Ulrich Unger on his 70th birthday . Hamburg: Hamburger Sinologische Gesellschaft, 2002, 2 vols .; Hamburg Sinological Writings; 8th; ISBN 3-935664-07-9
Web links
- Literature by and about Ulrich Unger in the catalog of the German National Library
- The joys of Sinology (with a short biography)
- Press release from the University of Münster on the occasion of the death of Ulrich Unger
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Unger, Ulrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sinologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 10, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leipzig |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 16, 2006 |
| Place of death | Muenster |