Emil Rödiger

Emil Rödiger (born October 13, 1801 in Sangerhausen , † June 15, 1874 in Berlin ) was a German orientalist and Semitist .

Life

After graduating from high school, Rödiger studied theology and oriental studies at the University of Halle from 1821 . After receiving his doctorate in 1826 ( Dr. phil. ), He acquired the academic title Lic. Theol. In 1828 at the theological faculty . with a work in which he denied the origin of the Arabic translation of the historical books of the Old Testament from the Alexandrian one. In 1830 he became associate professor and in 1835 full professor for oriental languages at the University of Halle and from 1860 at the Berlin University . In 1864 he was elected a full member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences .

Medal in honor of Hermann Brockhaus, Heinrich Leberecht Fleischer, August Friedrich Pott and Emil Roediger, 1870

After the death of Wilhelm Gesenius , he completed his Thesaurus Linguae Hebraicae and published the Hebrew Grammar in further editions until 1874. He made important contributions in the field of Semitic palaeography . In addition to books, Rödiger published numerous articles in the journal of the Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft, which has been published since 1847 .

In 1870 Rödiger received a medal together with his colleagues Hermann Brockhaus , August Friedrich Pott and Heinrich Leberecht Fleischer on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft , whose first managing directors had been the honorees.

Rödiger's son was the librarian Johannes Roediger .

literature

Carl Gustav Adolf Siegfried : Roediger, Emil . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 29, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1889, pp. 26-30.

Individual evidence

^ Members of the predecessor academies: Emil Rödiger. Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities , accessed on January 20, 2017 .

^ Journal of the German Oriental Society. University and State Library of Saxony-Anhalt, accessed on January 31, 2017 .

↑ Stefan Krmnicek, Marius Gaidys: Taught images. Classical scholars on 19th century medals. Accompanying volume to the online exhibition in the Digital Coin Cabinet of the Institute for Classical Archeology at the University of Tübingen (= From Croesus to King Wilhelm. New Series, Volume 3). University Library Tübingen, Tübingen 2020, pp. 35–37 ( online ).

Web links

Wikisource: Emil Rödiger - Sources and full texts

personal data
SURNAME	Rödiger, Emil
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Roediger, Emil
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German orientalist and Semiticist
DATE OF BIRTH	October 13, 1801
PLACE OF BIRTH	Sangerhausen
DATE OF DEATH	June 15, 1874
Place of death	Berlin

[1] Members of the predecessor academies: Emil Rödiger. Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities , accessed on January 20, 2017 .

[2] Journal of the German Oriental Society. University and State Library of Saxony-Anhalt, accessed on January 31, 2017 .

[3] Stefan Krmnicek, Marius Gaidys: Taught images. Classical scholars on 19th century medals. Accompanying volume to the online exhibition in the Digital Coin Cabinet of the Institute for Classical Archeology at the University of Tübingen (= From Croesus to King Wilhelm. New Series, Volume 3). University Library Tübingen, Tübingen 2020, pp. 35–37 ( online ).