Julius Platzmann

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Karl Julius Platzmann (born January 31, 1832 in Leipzig , † September 6, 1902 in Leipzig) was a Saxon , German botanist , draftsman and linguist. Its official botanical author's abbreviation is “ Platzm. "

Life

Between 1858 and 1864 Julius Platzmann lived in Paranagua ( Brazil ) to study the local flora and fauna. It owes its place in the history of linguistics to his passion for collecting the vocabulary of Latin American languages. However, his writings were not recognized by science. Platzmann collected books on Indian languages that had been created by missionaries. He later published facsimiles of these books, initially in 1874 the facsimile of the Tupi grammar from 1595 by the Jesuit José de Anchieta . Facsimile editions of historical South American language books followed and finally included the languages Carib , Arawak , Tupí-Guaraní , Araucano , Quechua - Aymará and the Mexican Nahuatl (Aztec).

Fonts (selection)

  • From The Bai Of Paranagu. [1872] doi: 10.5962 / bhl.title.61919 Nabu Press 2010. ISBN 978-1145717763 .
  • Glossary of feurland languages . [1882] Reprint. BiblioBazaar 2008, ISBN 978-0559512940 .
  • Why I Have Reprinted The Ancient American Grammarians. [1893] Reprint. Nabu Press 2010, ISBN 978-1144133229 .
  • American-Asian Etymologies Via Behringstrasse 'From the East to the West. Nabu Press 2010, ISBN 978-1145002753 .
  • The language material of the Brazilian grammar Des Luis Figueira by Julius Platzmann and Luis Figueira . Nabu Press 2010.

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personal data
SURNAME Platzmann, Julius
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Platzmann, Karl Julius (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German botanist, draftsman and linguist
DATE OF BIRTH January 31, 1832
PLACE OF BIRTH Leipzig
DATE OF DEATH September 6, 1902
Place of death Leipzig