Christine Mohrmann
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Christine Andrina Elisabeth Maria Mohrmann (born August 1, 1903 in Groningen , † July 13, 1988 in Nijmegen ) was a Dutch philologist and university professor. Her work focused on early Christian texts in Greek, Vulgar Latin and medieval Latin texts.
Life
After attending grammar school in Groningen and Arnhem , Mohrmann studied Classical Philology as well as Greek and Latin Linguistics at the Universities of Utrecht and Nijmegen . Here she attended lectures by Wilhelm Vollgraff , Pieter Helbert Damsté and Engelbert Drerup . In 1932 she completed her studies at the University of Nijmegen and was awarded a thesis on The Early Christian Special Language in the Sermons of St. Augustin is doing his doctorate. She then worked as a private lecturer and lecturer for Vulgar Latin, Early Christian Latin and Late Latin at the Universities of Utrecht and Amsterdam. In 1953 she took over the professorship for Early Christian Greek, Early Christian Latin and Middle Latin in Nijmegen and an additional one in Amsterdam in 1955 before accepting a full professorship for Latin and Greek Philology in Nijmegen. She retired in 1973.
Together with Jan Hendrik Waszink she was the founder of the magazine Vigiliae Christianae, the name of which goes back to her.
Works (selection)
- The early Christian special language in the sermons of St. Augustin, Nijmwegen 1932.
- Pictorial atlas of the early Christian world, Gütersloh 1959.
- Two early Christian bishops vita Ambrosii, vita Augustini, Vienna 1976.
Honors (selection)
- Honorary Doctorate from the National University of Ireland , Dublin
- Honorary doctorate from the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart , Milan
- Member of the Academy of Sciences of Norway
- Member of the Dutch Academy of Sciences , Amsterdam
- Knight of the Order of the Dutch Lion
Web links
- Literature by and about Christine Mohrmann in the catalog of the German National Library
- Mohrmann, Christine . Publications in the bibliographic database of the Regesta Imperii .
- Nekrolog Online (French)
- Ernst Vogt : Obituary online
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mohrmann, Christine |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mohrmann, Christine Andrina Elisabeth Maria (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch philologist and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 1, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Groningen |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 13, 1988 |
| Place of death | Nijmegen |