Johanna Narten

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Johanna Narten (born October 5, 1930 ; † July 15, 2019 ) was a German professor for Indo-European and Indo-Iranian studies at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and a member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences . The Narten ablaut is named after her in the Indo-European original language .

Education

Narten studied Indo-European studies with a focus on Indo-Iranian languages - especially Vedic and Avestian - with Karl Hoffmann . With him she also wrote the dissertation The sigmatic aorists in the Veda (1964). In 1968 she published her work on the 'proterodynamic' root present , in which she shows the existence of a new class of verbs.

Since 1995 she and Regine Kahmann have been one of the first two female full members of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences .

For her 70th birthday in 2000 the Festschrift Anusantatyai: Festschrift for Johanna Narten for her 70th birthday was published.

She was buried in Uttenreuth .

Publications (selection)

  • The sigmatic aorists in the Veda . Otto Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1964, DNB  453534023 .
  • The Aməṣ ̌ a Spəṇtas in the Avesta . Otto Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1982, ISBN 3-447-02200-0 .
  • The Yasna Haptaŋhāiti . Reichert, Wiesbaden 1986, ISBN 3-88226-283-4 .
  • Karl Hoffmann, Johanna Narten: The Sasanid Archetype: Investigations into the writing and phonetic shape of the Avestian . Reichert, Wiesbaden 1989, ISBN 3-88226-470-5 .
  • Marcos Albino, Matthias Fritz (ed.): Small writings . Reichert, Wiesbaden 1995, ISBN 3-88226-848-4 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Johanna Narten's obituary notice. In: trauer.nordbayern.de. Retrieved July 20, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b Bavarian Academy of Sciences: Prof. Dr. Johanna Narten. Retrieved July 21, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Johanna Narten: On the 'proterodynamic' root present. In: Pratidānam: Indian, Iranian and Indo-European Studies. Presented to F. B. J. Kuiper on His Sixtieth Birthday. Mouton, Den Haag 1968, pp. 9-19.
  4. ↑ a b Sarah Rose: 'Narten' Presents. In: Encyclopedia of Ancient Greek Language and Linguistics. September 24, 2013.
  5. ^ Chronicle: Bavarian Academy of Sciences. Retrieved July 20, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Almut Hintze, Eva Tichy (ed.): Anusantatyai: Festschrift for Johanna Narten on her 70th birthday (=  Munich Studies on Linguistics . Supplement 19). Röll, Dettelbach 2000, ISBN 3-89754-181-5 .
  7. ↑ Funeral calendar. In: trauer.nordbayern.de. Retrieved July 20, 2019 .

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personal data
SURNAME Narten, Johanna
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German linguist
DATE OF BIRTH 5th October 1930
DATE OF DEATH 15th July 2019