Friedrich August Arnold

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Friedrich August Arnold (* 16th November 1812 in Halle (Saale) , † 18 August 1869 ibid ) was a German teacher and Orientalist . He was a professor of oriental languages at the University of Halle .

Life

Arnold studied Oriental Studies and Sanskrit at the University of Halle with Wilhelm Gesenius and Emil Rödiger . He was able to continue and finish his studies at Berlin University . Among his professors in Berlin were Franz Ferdinand Benary and Franz Bopp .

In 1839 he received a position as senior teacher at the Latina of the Francke Foundations in Halle and in 1842 as a private lecturer at the University of Halle. He later became an associate professor of oriental languages ​​and literature at the University of Halle. One of his students at the university was the future theologian and orientalist Adalbert Merx . Arnold was one of the founders of the German Oriental Society in 1845 and was a secretary until his death .

Of his more important works, Septem Moallakât appeared in 1850 . Carmina antiquissima Arabum with critical comments and in 1853 Chrestomathia arabica , which he published as editor with an extensive glossary . The outline of the Hebrew theory of forms for use in high schools and universities appeared in 1867. In two school programs of 1865 and 1866 it provided a collection and illumination of all passages in the Bible and Josephus which refer to the topography of Jerusalem . Arnold was also co-author of the Real Encyclopedia for Protestant Theology and Church and the magazine of the German Oriental Society .

Friedrich August Arnold died on August 18, 1869 at the age of 56 in his native Halle. He was a member of the Masonic lodge to the three swords in the Orient of Halle.

Publications (selection)

  • Amrilkaisi ?? carminis nunc primum editi specimen. Hall 1836. ( digitized )
  • Libri Aethiopici Fetha Negest. Hall 1841. ( digitized )
  • Palestine. Historically and geographically with special consideration of Helmuth's map for theologians and educated Bible readers. Hall 1845.
  • Septem Moallakât. Carmina antiquissima Arabum. Leipzig 1850. ( digitized )
  • Chrestomathia Arabica. as editor, 2 volumes, Halle 1854. ( Volume 1 digitized ) ( Volume 2 digitized )
  • Outline of the Hebrew theory of forms for use in high schools and universities. Hall 1867.
  • Directory of the oriental manuscripts in the library of the Halle Orphanage. published by August Müller , Halle 1876.

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SURNAME Arnold, Friedrich August
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German orientalist and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH November 16, 1812
PLACE OF BIRTH Halle (Saale)
DATE OF DEATH August 18, 1869
Place of death Halle (Saale)