Arthur von Rosthorn

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Arthur and Paula von Rosthorn (1916)

Arthur Edler von Rosthorn (born April 14, 1862 in Vienna , † December 17, 1945 in Oed , Lower Austria ) was an Austrian sinologist and diplomat .

Life

Arthur von Rosthorn, a member of the Rosthorn family of industrialists , studied German and comparative linguistics at the University of Vienna from 1880 to 1883 . In 1883 he studied Chinese at Oxford University and then worked in various cities for the Chinese maritime customs administration. From 1886 he was in the diplomatic service of Austria-Hungary . In 1895 he was awarded a Dr. phil. PhD . In the same year he was charge of the delegation in Beijing. From 1906 to 1911 he was envoy to Persia, from 1911 to 1917 envoy to China. In 1919 he became a corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences in Vienna , in 1922 honorary professor of Sinology at the University of Vienna.

In 1938 his honorary professorship was revoked.

He married Paula Pichler (1873–1967) in Vienna in 1895 , who was best known for her description of the defense of the Legation Quarter in Beijing.

In 1961 Rosthorngasse in Vienna- Donaustadt (22nd district) was named after him.

Fonts

  • The Austrian industry and the Chinese market . Vienna 1902
  • Our relationship with China before and after the war (= The New Spirit, Volume 18). Leipzig 1919
  • The social life of the Chinese (= The New Spirit, Volume 19). Leipzig 1919
  • The beginnings of Chinese historiography . Vienna 1920
  • History of China (= world history in a generally understandable representation, volume 10). Stuttgart, Gotha 1923
  • The Chinese bronzes . Vienna 1926
  • Archaeological research in China. Lecture . In: Anthropos . Volume 32, 1937, pp. 633-646
  • Studies on the history of Chinese sounds . Vienna 1942

Arthur's wife Paula wrote:

Rosthorn Medal

The award is named after Arthur von Rosthorn and has been given since 1986 to people or organizations who have made merits in the field of Sino-Austrian relations. The Arthur von Rosthorn Medal was donated by the Austria-Chinese Society (ÖCGF) and the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for China and Southeast Asia Research .

The recipients of the Rosthorn Medal were:

  • 2000 Adolf Wala , President of the OeNB (Austrian National Bank)
  • 2003 Hermine Tenk , doctor in Chinese medicine
  • 2004 Prof. Du Wentang
  • 2006 Richard Trappl , Head of the Confucius Institute at the University of Vienna (Institute for East Asian Studies)
  • 2008 Overseas Chinese Committee of the ÖGCF
  • 2011 Mayor Michael Häupl, Federal Council President Susanne Neuwirth, State Secretary Andreas Schieder, the biochemist Wolf-Dieter Rausch (University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna) and the university lecturer Xiaohui Rausch-Fan (Bernhard Gottlieb University Clinic, Periodontics).
  • 2012 Su Binglie, General Secretary of the Austrian China Research Association
  • 2014 Li Jinjun, Vice Minister
  • 2015 Hannes Androsch, former Minister of Finance D.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Elites / dis / continuities in the scientific field in the Second Republic | On the reintegration of lecturers from the University of Vienna who were expelled for “political” reasons during National Socialism after 1945 , Forum Zeitgeschichte, University of Vienna
  2. ^ ÖCGF ( Memento of July 16, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) page 104, accessed on December 29, 2009.
  3. ^ OeNB President Adolf Wala turns 65 , accessed on December 29, 2009.
  4. ↑ Hermine Tenk receives "Arthur von Rosthorn Medal" on October 9, 2003, accessed on December 29, 2009.
  5. ↑ ROST HORN MEDAL 2004 TO PROFESSOR DU Wentang of 11 November 2007 called on December 29 of 2009.
  6. ↑ Rosthorn Medals 2006 and China book presentation The High House in the Sign of International Understanding . APA notification dated October 3, 2006, accessed November 7, 2015.
  7. ↑ https://www.parlament.gv.at/PAKT/PR/JAHR_2011/PK1032/index.shtml
  8. ↑ http://german.cri.cn/1565/2012/06/28/1s178971.htm
  9. ↑ https://www.flickr.com/photos/sozialdemokratie/sets/72157646912133193/
  10. ↑ https://www.parlament.gv.at/SERV/FOTO/VER/627850/5455004.shtml

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personal data
SURNAME Rosthorn, Arthur von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rosthorn, Arthur Edler von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian sinologist and diplomat
DATE OF BIRTH April 14, 1862
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH December 17, 1945
Place of death Oed , Lower Austria