Carl Frank (Orientalist)
Carl Frank (born February 7, 1881 in Nuremberg , † November 2, 1945 in Marburg ) was a German ancient orientalist .
Life
After receiving his doctorate in 1905 as a Dr. phil. at the University of Leipzig in oriental philology and history and his habilitation at the University of Strasbourg 1910 in oriental studies, especially Assyriology, he was from 1916 to 1918 associate professor at the University of Strasbourg. He was then an associate professor at the University of Berlin and from 1937 professor of Assyriology and director of the Oriental and Indo-European seminar at the University of Marburg .
Publications (selection)
- Images and symbols of Babylonian-Assyrian gods . Leipzig 1906.
- Babylonian incantation reliefs. A contribution to the explanation of the so-called Hades reliefs . Leipzig 1908, OCLC 602986130 .
- Studies on the Babylonian Religion . Strasbourg 1911, OCLC 64813388 .
- The so-called Hettite hieroglyphic inscriptions. A new contribution to their decipherment . Leipzig 1923, OCLC 717448336 .
Web links
- Frank, Carl. Hessian biography. (As of May 20, 2020). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Frank, Carl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German ancient orientalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 7, 1881 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nuremberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 2, 1945 |
| Place of death | Marburg |