Gottfried Widmer
Gottfried Widmer (born August 10, 1890 in Bern , † February 8, 1963 there ) was a Swiss Protestant theologian , university professor and orientalist .
Life
Widmer attended high school in his hometown of Bern. He then studied at the Universities of Bern , Paris and Leipzig . After passing the state examination in theology , Widmer was ordained as Verbi divini minister in 1914 and received his doctorate at the University of Bern two years later.
In 1918 Widmer was given a pastor's position in Bätterkinden in the canton of Bern , which he held until 1956.
In 1928 Widmer completed his habilitation at the University of Bern, where he became a private lecturer in Semitic philology . He mastered and taught Hebrew, Aramaic, Syriac and the classical Arabic language and literature. From 1929 to 1960 Widmer gave 119 lectures . In 1945 he was appointed associate professor . In addition to essays, he wrote translations by contemporary Arabic authors, some of whom he knew personally.
Gottfried Widmer died on February 8, 1963 in Bern, he was married and had three children.
Publications (selection)
- The lexical output of the conjectural criticism of Jessaja chap. 1-12 . (Dissertation) Drugulin, Leipzig 1916.
- Hebrew nicknames . In: Journal of Old Testament Science. Supplement to the Journal for Old Testament Science (BZAW), Volume 41. Giessen 1925.
- Attempt to explain the different types of tradition of individual forms of name in the Old Testament . (Habilitation thesis) Haag-Drugulin, Leipzig 1932.
- Ideas and designs in the Islamic countries of the modern Orient . In: Swiss Theological Review . 8th year, No. 1, March 1938. pp. 1-10.
- The comments of Rashi , Ibn Esra , Radaq on Joel. An Introduction to Rabbinical Exegesis . Lewin, Basel 1945.
- Islam . In: Eugen Jehuda Messinger, Hans Schär, Martin Werner : Extra-Christian world religions. 6 lectures . Stämpfli, Bern 1954.
- Translations
- Maḥmūd Taimūr: Egyptian Tales . German Society for Islamic Studies , Berlin 1932.
- The ʿirāqi poet Ǧamīl Ṣidqī az-Zahāwī from Baghdād . German Society for Islamic Studies, Berlin 1935. (Ceremony for Ignati J. Kratschkowski )
- Emir Shakib Arslān : Transmissions from New Arabic Literature . German Society for Islamic Studies, Berlin 1937.
- Ibrāhīm al-Muwailiḥī: The mirror of the world. Contributions to New Arabic Literature . Brill , Leiden 1953.
literature
- Widmer, Gottfried . In: Gerhard Lüdtke (Hrsg.): Kürschner's German learned calendar . Founded by Joseph Kürschner . 4th edition. De Gruyter, Berlin 1931, OCLC 257208441 , p. 3259 .
- Hermann Aellen (ed.): Swiss contemporary lexicon. Lexique suisse des Contemporains. Lessico svizzero dei Contemporanei. Gotthelf-Verlag, Bern / Leipzig without year (1932). P. 978.
- New Swiss biography. Addendum. 1941/42, p. 88.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Dominik Landwehr: Gottfried Widmer: 120 courses in 30 years - 1929–1960 . (accessed on June 17, 2019)
- ^ Dominik Landwehr: Gottfried Widmer (1890–1963) (list of lecturers at the University of Bern). (accessed on June 17, 2019)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Widmer, Gottfried |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Protestant theologian, university professor and orientalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 10, 1890 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bern |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 8, 1963 |
| Place of death | Bern |