Hermann Hupfeld

Hermann Hupfeld

Hermann Christian Karl Friedrich Hupfeld (born March 31, 1796 in Marburg , † April 24, 1866 in Halle (Saale) ) was a German Protestant theologian and orientalist .

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Hupfeld studied ancient and oriental languages ​​and Protestant theology at the Philipps University of Marburg and received his doctorate in 1817 with a thesis on Sophocles . From 1819 to 1822 he was a high school professor at the High State School in Hanau . In 1824 he was at the University of Halle habilitation . In 1825 Hupfeld became an associate professor of theology at the University of Marburg and in 1827 a full professor of oriental languages. In 1843 he succeeded Wilhelm Gesenius in the theological faculty in Halle .

In terms of the history of science, Hupfeld is important insofar as he is considered the founder of the newer document hypothesis . In 1834 he was made an honorary citizen of the city of Marburg for his services to the university .

The superintendent David Hupfeld (1836-1916) was a son, the practical theologian Renatus Hupfeld a grandson of Hermann Hupfeld. The composer and concert master Bernhard Hupfeld was his grandfather.

Works

• The psalms. Translated and interpreted by Hermann Hupfeld. 1855-1861; 2nd edition ed. by Eduard Riehm , 1867–1871; 3rd edition 1888.
• About the concept and method of the so-called biblical introduction along with an overview of its history and literature. Elwert, Marburg 1844 ( digitized version ).
• Commentatio de primitiva et vera festorum apud Hebraeos ratione ex legum Mosaicarum varietate eruenda. 4 parts. Gebauer, Halle 1851–1865.
• The sources of Genesis and the nature of their composition. Berlin 1853.
• Today's theosophical or mythological theology and explanation of the scriptures. Berlin 1861.
• Documents of friendship in difficult times. Hermann Hupfeld and Johann Wolfgang Bickell. Correspondence 1832–1848. Edited and with an introduction by Otto Kaiser . Historical Commission for Hesse, Marburg 2010.

literature

• Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz :  Hermann Hupfeld. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 2, Bautz, Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-032-8 , Sp. 1190 f.
• Otto Kaiser: Between reaction and revolution: Hermann Hupfeld (1796–1866) - a German professorial life (= treatises of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen. Philological-historical class, third part, volume 268). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2005, ISBN 3-525-82540-4 .
• Adolf Kamphausen :  Hupfeld, Hermann . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 13, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1881, pp. 423-426.
• Günther Ott:  Hupfeld, Hermann. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 10, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1974, ISBN 3-428-00191-5 , p. 72 f. ( Digitized version ).

Web links

• Literature by and about Hermann Hupfeld in the catalog of the German National Library
• University of Halle: Hupfeld