Hans Herrfurth
Hans Herrfurth (* 1935 in Schönbeck ) is a German philologist and translator .
Life
Hans Herrfurth received his doctorate in 1961 from the University of Leipzig with a dissertation on the linguistics of Javanese . He is the author of a textbook in Javanese and Dutch . He also translated narrative works from Dutch and English into German .
Publications
- The Krama in Djawan as a means of the Indonesian word formation . Dissertation Leipzig 1961
- Textbook of modern Djawanian , Leipzig 1964
- Dutch textbook , Leipzig 1969
- Djawanian-German dictionary , Leipzig 1972
- Translations
- Louis Paul Boon : The Jesses Girls , Berlin 1977
- Louis Paul Boon: A girl from Ter-Muren , Berlin 1986
- Louis Paul Boon: Summer in Ter-Muren , Berlin 1986
- Frederick Douglass : A star points north , Berlin 1965
- David de Jong : The Fool Estebanillo , Berlin 1970
- Jacob van Lennep : The Lord in Crimson , Berlin 1965
- Harry Mulisch : The statue and the clock , Reinbek near Hamburg 1996 (translated together with Martina den Hertog-Vogt )
- Multatuli : Saidjah and Adinda , Berlin 1988
- Cees Nooteboom : Rituals , Berlin 1984
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Herrfurth, Hans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German linguist and translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schönebeck (Elbe) |