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'''Sigmund Feist''' ([[Mainz]], June 12, 1865 - [[Copenhagen]], March 23, 1943) was a [[German Jew|German Jewish]] pedagogue and historical linguist. He was the author of the [[Germanic substrate hypothesis]] as well as a number of important works concerning [[Jewish identity|Jewish ethnic and racial identity]]. Feist served as the director of the [[Jewish Reichenheim Orphanage]] in [[Berlin]] from 1906 to 1935. In 1907 he became a member of the [[Gesellschaft der Freunde]] society.
{{Short description|German Jewish pedagogue and historical linguist (1865–1943)}}
'''Sigmund Feist''' ([[Mainz]], 12 June 1865 ''–'' [[Copenhagen]], 23 March 1943) was a [[German Jew]]ish pedagogue and historical linguist. He was the author of the [[Germanic substrate hypothesis]] as well as a number of important works concerning [[Jewish identity|Jewish ethnic and racial identity]]. Feist served as the director of the [[Jewish Reichenheim Orphanage]] in [[Berlin]] from 1906 to 1935. In 1907 he became a member of the [[Gesellschaft der Freunde]] society.


Feist emigrated to [[Denmark]] in 1939 where he died four years later.
Feist emigrated to [[Denmark]] in 1939 where he died four years later.


== Correspondence with Jewish soldiers during WWI ==
== Correspondence with Jewish soldiers during World War I ==
As director of the Reichenheim Orphanage, Feist established and maintained close relationships with his wards, 77 of whom corresponded with him during their time of service in the [[First World War]]. The correspondence consists of 745 letters which Feist received between the years 1914 and 1918, and offers a glimpse into the lives of Jewish soldiers who served in World War I.
As director of the Reichenheim Orphanage, Feist established and maintained close relationships with his wards, 77 of whom corresponded with him during their time of service in the [[First World War]]. The correspondence consists of 745 letters which Feist received between the years 1914 and 1918, and offers a glimpse into the lives of Jewish soldiers who served in World War I.


Several of the soldiers who wrote the letters later went on to attain notoriety in academic circles, an example being [[Hermann Teuchert]].
Several of the soldiers who wrote the letters later went on to attain notoriety in academic circles, an example being [[Hermann Teuchert]].


The collected correspondence has been archived in the [[Centrum Judaicum]] of the [[New Synagogue]] in Berlin since 1995. The letters were published as a collection in 2002.
The collected correspondence has been archived in the [[Centrum Judaicum]] of the [[New Synagogue, Berlin|New Synagogue]] in Berlin since 1995. The letters were published as a collection in 2002.


== Important Works ==
== Important works ==

==== Works in Historical Linguistics and (Indo-)Germanic Studies ====
=== Works in historical linguistics ===
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* ''[[Einführung in das Gotische]]'' (1922)

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* ''[[Einführung in das Gotische]]'' (1922)
* ''[[Etymologisches Wörterbuch der gotischen Sprache]]'' (1923)
* ''[[Etymologisches Wörterbuch der gotischen Sprache]]'' (1923)
* ''[[Vergleichende Wörterbuch der Gotischen Sprache mit Einschluss des Krimgotischen und sonstiger zerstreuter Überreste des Gotischen]]'' (1923)
* ''[[Vergleichendes Wörterbuch der Gotischen Sprache mit Einschluss des Krimgotischen und sonstiger zerstreuter Überreste des Gotischen]]'' (1923)
* ''[[Indogermanen und Germanen]]'' (1924)
* ''[[Indogermanen und Germanen]]'' (1924)
* ''[[Germanen und Kelten in der antiken Überlieferung]]'' (1925)
* ''[[Germanen und Kelten in der antiken Überlieferung]]'' (1925)

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=== Works in Jewish history and ethnicity ===


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==== Works in Jewish History and Ethnicity ====
* ''[[Stammeskunde der Juden. Die jüdischen Stämme der Erde in alter und neuer Zeit. Historisch-anthropologische Skizzen]].'' (1925)
* ''[[Stammeskunde der Juden. Die jüdischen Stämme der Erde in alter und neuer Zeit. Historisch-anthropologische Skizzen]].'' (1925)
* ''[[Die Ethnographie der Juden]]'' (with [[Lionel S. Reisz]]) (1926)
* ''[[Die Ethnographie der Juden]]'' (with [[Lionel S. Reisz]]) (1926)
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== Referenced in ==
== Referenced in ==
* Biography for Wulfilla database: 2 Feist-1939 Feist, Sigmund. ''Vergleichendes Wörterbuch der Gotischen Sprache Mit Einschluss des Krimgotischen und sonstiger zerstreuter Überreste des Gotischen.'' Dritte neubearbeitete und vermehrte Auflage [[E. J. Brill]] Leiden 1939<ref>{{cite journal
* Bibliography for Wulfila database: Feist, Sigmund. ''Vergleichendes Wörterbuch der Gotischen Sprache Mit Einschluss des Krimgotischen und sonstiger zerstreuter Überreste des Gotischen.'' Dritte neubearbeitete und vermehrte Auflage [[E. J. Brill]] Leiden 1939
* ''An Analysis of *z loss in West Germanic''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Crist |first1=Sean |title=An Analysis of *z loss in West Germanic |url=http://www.panix.com/~kurisuto/publications/crist_z_loss.ps |website=panix.com |accessdate=2018-11-01}}</ref>
|last = David
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* [http://www.hup.harvard.edu/pdf/STESTU_index.pdf "Studying the Jew"]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
|first = [[David Landau|Landau]]
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* Listed in The [[Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics]]<ref>[http://www1.elsevier.com/homepage/sal/ellei/data/subject/f.html The Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics Electronic Index<!-- bot-generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070413093538/http://www1.elsevier.com/homepage/sal/ellei/data/subject/f.html |date=2007-04-13 }} at www1.elsevier.com</ref>
|year = 2006
|title = On the reading and interpretation of the month-line in the gothic calendar1
|journal = Transactions of the Philological Society
|volume = 104
|issue = 1
|pages = 3
|doi = 10.1111/j.1467-968X.2006.00161.x
|format = full text
}}</ref>
* An Analysis of * z loss in West Germanic<ref>[http://google.com/search?q=cache:RrsY0XSpcZEJ:www.panix.com/~kurisuto/publications/crist_z_loss.ps+%22Feist+Sigmund+%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=6&gl=us An Analysis of * z loss in West Germanic<!-- bot-generated title -->] at google.com</ref>
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* [http://www.hup.harvard.edu/pdf/STESTU_index.pdf "Studying the Jew"]
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* Listed in The [[Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics]]<ref>[http://www1.elsevier.com/homepage/sal/ellei/data/subject/f.html The Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics Electronic Index<!-- bot-generated title -->] at www1.elsevier.com</ref>


== Related literature ==
== Related literature ==
* [[Ruth Roemer|Roemer, Ruth]]: ''Sigmund Feist und die Gesellschaft fuer deutsche Philologie in Berlin'' (1993)
* [[:de:Ruth Römer|Römer, Ruth]]: ''Sigmund Feist und die Gesellschaft fuer deutsche Philologie in Berlin''. In: Muttersprache 103 (1993), 28-40
* Roemer, Ruth: ''Sigmund Feist: Deutscher – Germanist – Jude'' In: ''Muttersprache'' 91 (1981), S. 249-308.
* [[:de:Ruth Römer|Römer, Ruth]]: ''Sigmund Feist: Deutscher – Germanist – Jude''. In: Muttersprache 91 (1981), 249-308.

== Notes ==
== Notes ==
{{reflist}}
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.esf.uni-osnabrueck.de/biographien-sicherung/f/87-feist-sigmund U. Maas, Verfolgung und Auswanderung deutschsprachiger Sprachforscher 1933 - 1945, Vol. 1, Tübingen 2010, s. v. Feist, Si(e)gmund Samuel]
* [http://encyklopedie.seznam.cz/heslo/401851-feist-sigmund Otto's encyclopedia]
* [https://archive.today/20130106002453/http://encyklopedie.seznam.cz/heslo/401851-feist-sigmund Otto's encyclopedia]
* [http://www.antiquario.de/webcgi?START=A50&MITES=1&AU=Feist+Sigmund&DBN=AQUI&ZG_PORTAL=autor List of some available works]
* [http://www.antiquario.de/webcgi?START=A50&MITES=1&AU=Feist+Sigmund&DBN=AQUI&ZG_PORTAL=autor List of some available works]
* [http://www.wla-online.de/artikel-detail.php?artikelid=243 Review of ''Feldpostbriefe jüdischer Soldaten 1914 –1918''] by Prof. Dr. [[Jürg Riecke]] (German)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110719114149/http://www.wla-online.de/artikel-detail.php?artikelid=243 Review of ''Feldpostbriefe jüdischer Soldaten 1914 –1918''] by Prof. Dr. [[Jörg Riecke]] (German)
* [http://www.luise-berlin.de/Bms/bmstxt97/9702gesa.htm Review of ''Feldpostbriefe jüdischer Soldaten 1914 –1918''] by [[Thea Koberstein]] (German)
* [http://www.luise-berlin.de/Bms/bmstxt97/9702gesa.htm Review of ''Feldpostbriefe jüdischer Soldaten 1914 –1918''] by [[Thea Koberstein]] (German)
{{Seealso|Feist}}
{{See also|Feist (disambiguation)}}

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Latest revision as of 07:17, 3 July 2023

Sigmund Feist (Mainz, 12 June 1865 – Copenhagen, 23 March 1943) was a German Jewish pedagogue and historical linguist. He was the author of the Germanic substrate hypothesis as well as a number of important works concerning Jewish ethnic and racial identity. Feist served as the director of the Jewish Reichenheim Orphanage in Berlin from 1906 to 1935. In 1907 he became a member of the Gesellschaft der Freunde society.

Feist emigrated to Denmark in 1939 where he died four years later.

Correspondence with Jewish soldiers during World War I[edit]

As director of the Reichenheim Orphanage, Feist established and maintained close relationships with his wards, 77 of whom corresponded with him during their time of service in the First World War. The correspondence consists of 745 letters which Feist received between the years 1914 and 1918, and offers a glimpse into the lives of Jewish soldiers who served in World War I.

Several of the soldiers who wrote the letters later went on to attain notoriety in academic circles, an example being Hermann Teuchert.

The collected correspondence has been archived in the Centrum Judaicum of the New Synagogue in Berlin since 1995. The letters were published as a collection in 2002.

Important works[edit]

Works in historical linguistics[edit]

Works in Jewish history and ethnicity[edit]

Referenced in[edit]

Related literature[edit]

  • Römer, Ruth: Sigmund Feist und die Gesellschaft fuer deutsche Philologie in Berlin. In: Muttersprache 103 (1993), 28-40
  • Römer, Ruth: Sigmund Feist: Deutscher – Germanist – Jude. In: Muttersprache 91 (1981), 249-308.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Crist, Sean. "An Analysis of *z loss in West Germanic". panix.com. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  2. ^ The Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics Electronic Index Archived 2007-04-13 at the Wayback Machine at www1.elsevier.com

External links[edit]

See also: Feist (disambiguation)
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