Heinrich Huebschmann
Johann Heinrich Hübschmann (born July 1, 1848 in Erfurt ; † January 20, 1908 in Freiburg im Breisgau ) was a German orientalist . He was the founder of modern Armenian linguistics .
Career
Hübschmann studied in Jena , Tübingen , Leipzig and finally in Munich , where he received his doctorate in 1872 . During his studies he became a member of the Germania Jena fraternity in the winter semester of 1868/69 . His habilitation took place in Leipzig in 1875, where he was appointed full professor the following year . In 1877 he received offers from the universities in Graz and Strasbourg , from which he accepted the latter. Despite further calls to Halle (1885) and Vienna (1900), he stayed in Strasbourg until his death.
As a scientist, he was able to prove above all that Armenian is an independent language, the core of which he exposed by isolating loan word components.
Works (selection)
- To the case theory. Munich 1875
- The paraphrase of the Iranian languages and Armenian. Leipzig 1882
- Armenian studies. 1883
- The Indo-European vocal system. 1885
- Etymology and phonology of the Ossetian language. Strasbourg 1887
- Persian studies. Strasbourg 1895
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Armenian grammar. I. Part. Armenian etymology. I. Section: The Persian and Arabic loanwords in Old Armenian. Leipzig 1895
- Armenian grammar. I. Part. Armenian Etymology (Library of Indo-European Grammars. Volume VI), Leipzig 1897
- The old Armenian place names. With contributions to the historical topography of Armenia and a map. Strasbourg 1904
Awards
- 1875: Sponsorship award from the Bopp Foundation
Individual evidence
- ^ Gustav Heinrich Schneider : The fraternity Germania zu Jena. A commemorative publication. Jena 1897, p. 571.
Web links
- Walther Wüst: Hübschmann, Heinrich. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 9, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1972, ISBN 3-428-00190-7 , p. 724 ( digitized version ).
- Overview of Heinrich Hübschmann's courses at the University of Leipzig (winter semester 1875 to winter semester 1877)
- Heinrich Hübschmann in the professorial catalog of the University of Leipzig
- Biographical summary on the homepage of the city of Erfurt
- Scientific appreciation in the Encyclopædia Iranica (English)
- portrait
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Huebschmann, Heinrich |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Huebschmann, Johann Heinrich |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German orientalist |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 1, 1848 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Erfurt |
DATE OF DEATH | January 20, 1908 |
Place of death | Freiburg in Breisgau |