Harald Haarmann

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Harald Haarmann (born April 16, 1946 in Braunschweig ) is a German linguist and cultural scientist and author.

life and work

Harald Haarmann studied general linguistics, various individual philological disciplines and history at the universities of Hamburg , Bonn , Coimbra and Bangor . He received his doctorate in 1970 from the University of Bonn and completed his habilitation in 1979 at the University of Trier. He has taught and researched at various German and Japanese universities and is a member of the research team of the Research Center on Multilingualism ( Brussels ). Since 2003 he has been Vice President of the Institute of Archeomythology (headquarters in Sebastopol (California) , USA) and Director of its European Branch (based in Finland).

Harald Haarmann is the author of more than 40 books. He himself writes books in German and English. His books have been translated into numerous languages ​​including Spanish, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Czech, Japanese, Chinese, and Korean. He is the author of nearly 200 articles and essays in ten languages. He has published around 20 anthologies. His preferred areas of research are cultural and language contacts, the history of writing, language evolution, archeomythology, the history of religion and classical studies.

Haarmann postulates the scientifically controversial hypothesis of a Danube civilization .

For his work he received the Prix ​​logos (1999) of the Association européenne des linguistes et des professeurs de langues ( Paris ) and the Premio Jean Monnet (1999) in the field of essay literature. In 2006 he received the Plato Award .

He lives and works in Finland .

Fonts

  • The beginnings of Rome. History of a mosaic culture. Wiesbaden 2019, ISBN 978-3-7374-1117-2 .
  • Rethinking together: Europe in yesterday, old Europe in today. (together with LaBGC, Spanish artist), Berlin, Münster 2019, ISBN 978-3-643-14463-8 .
  • Forgotten cultures of world history. Munich 2019, ISBN 978-3-406-73410-6 .
  • Who civilized the ancient Greeks? The legacy of the old European high culture. Marix Verlag, Wiesbaden 2017, ISBN 978-3-7374-1065-6 .
  • In the footsteps of the Indo-Europeans. From the Neolithic steppe nomads to the early advanced civilizations. CH Beck, Munich 2016, ISBN 978-3-406-68824-9 .
  • Myth as source of knowledge in early western thought. The quest for historiography, science and philosophy in Greek antiquity. Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 2015, ISBN 978-3-447-10362-6 .
  • Roots of ancient Greek civilization. The influence of Old Europe. McFarland, Jefferson, NC, ISBN 978-0-7864-7827-9 .
  • Ancient knowledge, ancient know-how, ancient reasoning. Cultural memory in transition, from prehistory to classical antiquity and beyond. Cambria, Amherst NY 2013, ISBN 978-1-60497-852-0 .
  • The myth of democracy. Ancient models of rule in the area of ​​tension between the principle of equality and the principle of elite. Peter Lang, Frankfurt / Berlin / New York 2013, ISBN 978-3-631-62599-6 .
  • Indo-Europeanization - day one. Elite recruitment and the beginnings of language politics. Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 2012, ISBN 978-3-447-06717-1 .
  • The riddle of the Danube civilization. The discovery of the oldest high culture in Europe. (= Beck's series). Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-406-62210-6 .
  • Introduction to the Danube script . Buske, Hamburg 2010, ISBN 978-3-87548-555-4 .
  • The Indo-Europeans - origins, languages, cultures. (= CH Beck Wissen. Volume 2706). Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-406-60682-3 .
  • Interacting with figurines. Seven dimensions in the study of imagery. Full Circle Press, West Hartford VT 2009, ISBN 978-0-9790046-3-6 .
  • (Co-author Joan Marler) Introducing the Mythological Crescent. Ancient beliefs and imagery connecting Eurasia with Anatolia. Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 2008, ISBN 978-3-447-05832-2 .
  • World history of numbers. (= CH Beck Wissen. Volume 2450). Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-406-56250-1 .
  • Foundations of culture. Knowledge-construction, belief systems and worldview in their dynamic interplay. Peter Lang, Frankfurt / Berlin / New York 2007, ISBN 978-3-631-56685-5 .
  • World history of languages. From the early days of man to the present. (= Beck series. Volume 1703). Munich 2006, ISBN 3-406-55120-3 .
  • Lexicon of the lost peoples. From Akkaders to Zimbri. (= Beck series. Volume 1643). Munich 2005, ISBN 3-406-52817-1 .
  • Black - A Brief Cultural History. Peter Lang, Frankfurt / Berlin / New York 2005, ISBN 3-631-54188-0 .
  • The challenge of the abstract mind: symbols, signs and notational systems in European prehistory. Documenta Praehistoria XXXII: 221–232, 2005.
  • Elementary word order in the languages ​​of the world. Buske, Hamburg 2004, ISBN 3-87548-372-3 .
  • Small lexicon of peoples. From Aborigines to Zapotecs. (= Beck series. Volume 1593). Munich 2004, ISBN 3-406-51100-7 .
  • History of writing. (= CH Beck Wissen. Volume 2198). Munich 2002, ISBN 3-406-47998-7 .
  • History of the Flood. On the trail of the early civilizations. (= Beck series. Volume 1536). Munich 2003, ISBN 3-406-49465-X .
  • Lexicon of the lost languages. (= Beck series. Volume 1456). Munich 2002, ISBN 3-406-47596-5 .
  • Language almanac. Numbers and facts about all languages ​​in the world. Campus, Frankfurt 2002, ISBN 3-593-36572-3 .
  • The role of cultural memory for the formative process of Cretan Linear A in the Balkanic-Aegean contact area. In: DO-SO-MO, Fascicula Mycenologica Polona 4, 2002, pp. 11-36.
  • Small lexicon of languages. From Albanian to Zulu. (= Beck series. Volume 1432). Munich 2001, ISBN 3-406-47558-2 .
  • Babylonian world. History and Future of Languages. Campus, Frankfurt 2001, ISBN 3-593-36571-5 .
  • The small languages ​​of the world - threats to existence and chances of survival. Comprehensive documentation. Peter Lang, Frankfurt / Berlin / New York 2001, ISBN 3-631-37173-X .
  • Sign conceptions in Korea. in: R. Posner, K. Robering u. TA Sebeok (Hrsgg.): Semiotik: A handbook on the theoretical basics of nature and culture . Vol. 2: 1881-1989 . Berlin / New York 1998.
  • Early civilization and literacy in Europe. An inquiry into cultural continuity in the Mediterranean world. Berlin / New York 1995. ISBN 978-3110146516 .
  • Universal History of Scripture. Campus, Frankfurt 1990, ISBN 3-593-34346-0 .
  • The linguistic world of Europe. History and future of the language nations between the Atlantic and the Urals. Campus, Frankfurt 1993, ISBN 3-593-34825-X .
  • Religion and authority. God's way without competition. Olms, Hildesheim 1998, ISBN 3-487-10507-1 .
  • The Madonna and Her Greek Daughters. Reconstruction of a cultural-historical genealogy. Olms, Hildesheim 1996, ISBN 3-487-10163-7 .
  • Language in ethnicity. A view of basic ecological relations. Mouton de Gruyter, Berlin / New York / Amsterdam 1986, ISBN 3-11-010688-4 .
  • On the typology of acculturation processes using the example of linguistic counting. In: Journal of Dialectology and Linguistics LIV / 3, 1987, pp. 289-315.
  • Basics of the language typology . Kohlhammer, Stuttgart a. a. 1976, ISBN 3-17-002486-8 .
  • Aspects of the area typology. Narr, Tübingen 1976, ISBN 3-87808-072-7 .
  • The Latin loan vocabulary in Albanian . Buske, Hamburg 1972.
  • The Latin loan vocabulary in Cymric . Dissertation at the University of Bonn 1970, DNB 482034068 .

literature

  • Paola Marletta: Analisi tipologica e condizionamenti sociali delle lingue in Harald Haarmann . Tesi di laurea, Milano, 1987.
  • Biographical information in Who is Who in Germany
  • International Directory of Distinguished Leadership, 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century
  • Wilfried Kürschner : Linguist Handbook: Biographical and Bibliographical Data of German-Speaking Linguists of the Present. Volume 1, Tübingen 1994, p. 310
  • Secret of the flourishes . In: Der Spiegel . No. 41 , 1990 ( online - on the occasion of the publication of the Universal History of Scripture ).

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personal data
SURNAME Haarmann, Harald
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German linguist and cultural scientist
DATE OF BIRTH April 16, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Braunschweig