Georg Zappert

Georg Zappert , Hungarian György Zappert , (* December 7, 1806 in Óbuda ; † November 23, 1859 in Vienna ) was a Hungarian-Austrian historian and medievalist.

Life

As the son of wealthy parents of Jewish origin , Zappert attended grammar school in Pesth and, after graduating from the University of Vienna , studied medicine. After converting to the Catholic Church in 1829, he switched to Catholic theology. Forced by illness and disability (incipient deafness), he had to give up this course in the second year. He then withdrew from academic operations and studies and devoted himself as a private scholar to his field of interest in researching the Middle Ages ( Medieval Studies ).

He published an " Old High German Schlummerlied " which is now considered a forgery .

The Vienna Academy of Sciences elected Zappert on July 28, 1851 as a corresponding member.

Publications (selection)

• Gravure de bois du XII siècle. Vienna 1837 ff.
• Vita Beati Petri Acotanti . Vienna 1839 ( digitized version ).
• About antique finds in the Middle Ages. In: Session reports of the Academy of Sciences in Vienna, Philosophical-Historical Class 1850, pp. 753–799.
• About so-called brotherhood books in necrology in the Middle Ages. In: Meeting reports of the Imperial Academy of Sciences 10, 12, 1853, pp. 417–463 and 11, 1, 1854, pp. 5–43.
• Epiphany. A contribution to Christian art archeology. In: Session reports of the Academy of Sciences in Vienna, Philosophical-Historical Class 1856, pp. 291–372.
• About bathing in medieval and later times. In: Archive for Austrian History 1859, pp. 3–166.
• About a Latin conversation book written for the youth classes of Emperor Max I. In: Session reports of the Academy of Sciences in Vienna, Philosophical-Historical Class 28, 2, 1858, pp. 193–280,
• About an old high German slumber song. Vienna 1859 ( digitized version ).

literature

• Constantin von Wurzbach : Zappert, Georg . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 59th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1890, p. 184 ( digitized version ).
• Heinrich Fichtenau : The forgeries of Georg Zappert. In: Mitteilungen des Institut für Österreichische Geschichtsforschung 78, 1970, pp. 444–467.
• Karl Wolfskehl , Hanna Wolfskehl: Correspondence with Friedrich Gundolf, 1899-1931 . Volume 1. Wallstein Verlag, Göttingen 1977, ISBN 978-90-60-34032-5 , pp. 296, 297 ( Google book search ).

Web links

• Publications by Georg Zappert in the RI-Opac of the Regesta imperii
• Short obituary