Karel Rudolph Gallas
Karel Rudolph Gallas (born April 17, 1868 in Amsterdam ; † May 5, 1956 there ) was a Dutch Romance philologist and lexicographer.
life and work
Gallas studied at the University of Amsterdam and became a high school teacher. He taught at the same university from 1914, from 1918 as a private lecturer with Gustave Cohen , from 1920 to 1930 as "Lector", from 1930 to 1936 as associate professor and from 1936 to his retirement in 1937 as full professor of French.
From 1916 Gallas was the editorial secretary of the journal Neophilologus . He was an honorary doctor of Tufts University (1934) in Medford (Mass.).
Works (lexicography)
- Fransch woordenboek , 2 vols., Sneek 1904-1907; 1910-1912, (with JS Wijler) 1917-1919; (with Charles Richard Constant Herckenrath 1867–1935) Groningen 1929
- Fransch schoolwerkwoordenboek , Groningen 1922; Frans schoolwoordenboek , 1936, 1947 (1078 pages)
- Nieuw Fransch-Nederlandsch Nederlandsch-Fransch woordenboek = Nouveau dictionnaire Français-Néerlandais Néerlandais-Français , 2 vols., Zutphen 1936–1939 (Nl-Frz 1936, Frz-Nl 1939), 2523 + 2266 columns; 1954–1958, 1966 (with HJ Vieu-Kuik)
- (with HJ Vieu-Kuik) Standaard groot woordenboek, frans-nederlands, nederlands-frans = Grand dictionnaire Erasme français-néerlandais, néerlandais-français , Antwerp 1972
literature
- Homage to K.-R. Gallas, in: Neophilologus 23, 1938, pp. 241-455
Web links
- Literature by and about Karel Rudolph Gallas in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
- Life and career data, with picture
- Life dates, as well as writings
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gallas, Karel Rudolph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gallas, KR |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch romanist and lexicographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 17, 1868 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Amsterdam |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 5th 1956 |
| Place of death | Amsterdam |