August Conrady
August Conrady (born April 28, 1864 in Wiesbaden , † June 4, 1925 in Leipzig ) was a German sinologist and professor of East Asian languages at the University of Leipzig .
Career
After studying classical and Indian philology, Conrady received his doctorate in Würzburg . His habilitation in Leipzig (1891) was followed by a call to the university there, where he became an associate professor in 1896 and a full professor in 1922. In 1916 he was accepted as a full member of the Saxon Academy of Sciences .
Works (selection)
- The Nevâri . Grammar and Speech Samples , 1891
- Fifteen leaves from a Nepalese palm-leaf manuscript by Nārada , diss. 1891
- The Hariçcandranṛityam. An old Nepalese dance game , 1891
- The History of the Siamese , 1893
- An Indo-Chinese causative-denominative formation and its connection with the tone accents . 1896
- Eight months in Beijing. Impressions and studies from the time of the Chinese turmoil , 1905
Web links
- Literature by and about August Conrady in the catalog of the German National Library
- Erich Haenisch : Conrady, August. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1957, ISBN 3-428-00184-2 , p. 341 ( digitized version ).
- August Conrady in the professorial catalog of the University of Leipzig
- Overview of August Conrady's courses at the University of Leipzig (summer semester 1892 to summer semester 1914)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Conrady, August |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sinologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 28, 1864 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wiesbaden |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 4, 1925 |
| Place of death | Leipzig |