Friedrich Mook
Friedrich Mook (born September 29, 1844 in Bergzabern ; † December 13, 1880 in the floods of the Jordan ) was a German writer, theologian, Egyptologist and explorer.
Life
Friedrich Mook studied theology and philosophy at the University of Tübingen . In 1865 he became a member of the Corps Franconia Tübingen . He was promoted to Dr. phil. doctorate, then went to study in Utrecht , was for a short time vicar , took a short activity as an editor and then studied in Berlin medicine . After participating in the Franco-Prussian War , in which he received various awards, he went to Heidelberg as a writer . In the years 1872 and 1873 he was the spokesman for the free community in Nuremberg . He then resumed studying medicine in Heidelberg, traveled to France , Switzerland , and Italy, as well as a trip to Africa and Asia . In 1875 he passed the medical state examination in Würzburg . In the following years he made five more research trips to Africa and Asia. Through his collections of ancient objects, which he sent to various museums, and his writing on Egypt's pre-metallic times , he gained the reputation of a recognized Egyptologist. At the beginning of Emil Riebeck's three-year world research trip , which he had joined, Mook drowned on December 13, 1880 in the floods of the Jordan .
Mook was also active as a poet. Some of his poems were edited posthumously by his brother Kurt Mook.
Fonts
- The Incriminated Sermons , 1870
- Speech given at the funeral of Ludwig Feuerbach , 1872
- "Homeless" in armor: Dedicated to the city donkey of Nuremberg , 1872
- The life of Jesus , 1872
- Anton Memminger , editor of the "Fürth democratic weekly paper" , 1873
- Minnelieder , 1874
- Theophrastus Paracelsus , 1875
- Egypt's pre-metallic period , 1880
- As Mr. Privy Councilor Dr. Virchow drives scientific polemics , 1880
- Songs from abroad , 1881
literature
- Franz Brümmer : Mook, Friedrich . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 22, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1885, p. 206.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kösener corps lists 1910, 194 , 263.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mook, Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer, theologian, Egyptologist and explorer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 29, 1844 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bergzabern |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 13, 1880 |
| Place of death | Jordan |