Justus Hiddes Halbertsma
Justus or Joast Hiddes Halbertsma (born October 23, 1789 in Grou near Leeuwarden , † February 27, 1869 in Deventer ) was a Dutch - Frisian philologist and Mennonite preacher .
Life
Halbertsma studied theology and then became a pastor in Mennonite congregations in Bolsward and later in Deventer. In 1858 Halbertsma published the first Frisian translation of the Gospel of Matthew and in 1834 began to establish a binding orthography for West Frisian . As a literary historian, he wrote several treatises, among other things, in two volumes about the Frisian Renaissance - poet Gysbert Japicx ( Hulde aan Gijsbert Japiks ).
Together with his brothers Eeltsje and Tsjalling Hiddes Halbertsma, he initiated the movement of New Friesian literature ( De Fryske Bewegungsing ). You were among the first to combine romantic ideas directly with Frisian folk tales. Her collection Rimen en Teltsjes (poems and stories) is a West Frisian classic to this day. In 1822 the Frisian collection of songs De Lapekoer fen Gabe Scroar (The rag basket by Schneider Gabe) appeared for the first time .
Selected works
- Lectio publia Tiberii Hemsterhusii de originibus Linguae Graecae (editor)
Web links
- Halbertsma and Frisian language and literature in: Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon 1905 on zeno.org
- Literature by and about Justus Hiddes Halbertsma in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Halbertsma, Justus Hiddes |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Halbertsma, Joast Hiddes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch-Frisian philologist and Mennonite preacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 23, 1789 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Grou at Leeuwarden |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 27, 1869 |
| Place of death | Deventer |