Johann August Vullers
Johann August Vullers (born October 23, 1803 in Bonn , † January 21, 1880 in Bonn) was a German orientalist .
Life
Vullers studied theology and oriental languages at the University of Bonn and later continued his language studies at the Sorbonne (until 1830). He then finished his studies at the University of Berlin . 1831 Vullers was at the University of Bonn habilitation and worked thereafter there as a lecturer . In 1833 he accepted a position as professor for oriental languages at the University of Giessen . Vullers worked there until his retirement .
reception
Vullers devoted his research mainly to the grammatical and lexical adaptations of the New Persian language . His etymological lexicon was awarded a prize by the Institut de France and the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres in Paris .
As an editor and translator, Vullers also made a great contribution to the works of Firdausi , Mir Hwand and Zarathustra .
Works
- Institutiones linguae persicae cum sanscrita et zendica lingua comparata . Giessen 1840 (2nd edition 1870).
- Syntaxis et ars metrica Persarum . Giessen 1850.
- Lexicon persico-latinum etymologicum . Bonn 1855-64 (Supplement 1868).
- Chrestomathy from the " Shāhnāme " (Persian national epic ) . Bonn 1833.
- Firdusii liber regum etc. Leiden 1876–84 (3 vols.)
- also issues of two Arabic Moallakâts (Bonn 1827 and 1829)
- Fragments on the religion of Zoroaster . Bonn 1831 (translation from Persian).
- Grammaticae arabicae elementa . Bonn. 1832.
- Mirchondi's story of the Seljuks . Bonn 1831 (Persian original with German translation).
- Vitae poetarum persicorum . Bonn. 1839–1868 (2 issues).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vullers, Johann August |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German orientalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 23, 1803 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bonn |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 21, 1880 |
| Place of death | Bonn |