Ernst Heinrich Meier
Ernst Heinrich Meier (born May 17, 1813 in Rusbend , Schaumburg-Lippe , † March 2, 1866 in Tübingen ) was a German orientalist and narrative researcher.
Life
Ernst Heinrich Meier became a private lecturer in 1841 and a professor of Semitic languages and literatures in Tübingen in 1848. His main works are devoted to the study of Hebrew and Phoenician .
He was also active in the field of Swabian legends and published several collections of legends, fairy tales and songs.
He also published a biography of his benefactress, Princess Karoline von Schaumburg-Lippe, who died in 1846, a collection of his own poems (under the pseudonym E. Minneburg) and various transcriptions, especially from Sanskrit.
estate
Meier's collection of oriental coins is now part of that of the Research Center for Islamic Numismatics in Tübingen .
Publications
Folklore collections:
- German children's rhymes and children's games from Swabia , Tübingen 1851 ( digitized )
- German sagas, customs and traditions from Swabia , Stuttgart 1852 ( digitized version )
- German folk tales from Swabia , Stuttgart 1852 ( digitized version )
- Swabian folk songs with selected melodies , Berlin 1855 ( digitized version )
Oriental Studies:
- Hebrew root dictionary , Mannheim 1845 ( digitized version )
- The form of Hebrew poetry , Tübingen 1853
- History of the poetic national literature of the Hebrews , Leipzig 1856 ( digitized version )
- Declaration of Phoenician language monuments , Leipzig 1860
Translations and comments:
- The prophet Joel translated and explained , Tübingen 1841
- The prophet Isaiah , Pforzheim 1850
- The Song of Songs in German translation, explanation and critical text edition , Tübingen 1854
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The classic seals of the Indians , Stuttgart 1847–1854
- Vol. 1 - Nal and Damajanti , Stuttgart 1847
- Vol. 2 - Kalidasa : Sakuntala , Stuttgart 1852 ( digitized version )
- Vol. 3 - Indian songbook , Stuttgart 1854
- Sakuntala (metric), Hildburghausen 1867
- Oriental anthology , Hildburghausen 1868
Others:
- Poems (under the pseudonym E. Minneburg), Tübingen 1852
- Karoline, Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe , Gotha 1865
literature
- C. Siegfried: Meier, Ernst Heinrich . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 21, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1885, pp. 189-192.
- Hermann Bausinger : The Rösle from Seebronn . Stuttgart / Vienna 1990 online (edition of Meier's story and poems; biographical afterword)
Web links
- Works by Ernst Heinrich Meier at Zeno.org .
- Ernst Heinrich Meier in the Internet Archive
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meier, Ernst Heinrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Minneburg, E .; Meier, Ernst |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German orientalist and narrative researcher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 17, 1813 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rusbend |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 2, 1866 |
| Place of death | Tübingen |