Karl Endemann
Karl Heinrich Julius Endemann (also Carl Heinrich Julius Endemann ; born April 19, 1836 in Triebel , Niederlausitz , † April 18, 1919 in Kiel ) was a German Protestant pastor , missionary and linguist . He was one of the first to describe the South African North Sotho language, which he called Sotho .
Life
After training in the Berlin Mission Society , Karl Endemann went to the South African Republic (Transvaal) as a missionary in 1860 . He worked in several mission stations in the north and east of the Boer Republic . Alexander Merensky , who had founded some of Endemann's stations, was one of his colleagues . Endemann himself founded the Phatametsane mission station in 1863. He explored the North Sotho language. Among other things, he wrote a translation of the Bible into North Sotho, which, together with his language descriptions, brought together the many dialects of North Sotho into a standard language , which today is one of the eleven official languages of South Africa.
In 1873 Endemann had to return due to illness. In the following years he published various writings on North Sotho.
From 1876 he was a deacon in Schönberg in Upper Lusatia, from 1882 pastor in Neuendorf near Potsdam. In 1891 he had to retire due to severe hearing loss and other complaints.
Endemann published further studies on linguistics and theological essays in which he rejected biblical criticism and advocated a literal interpretation of the Bible.
Fonts (selection)
- Attempt at a grammar of Sotho , 1876
- The Revelation of St. John , 1897
- Dictionary of the Sotho Language , 1911
- Johann Christian Wallmann a man after God's heart. In memory of the centenary of his birthday , 1911
- First exercises in Nyakyusa , 1915
and other linguistic, ethnological and theological articles in various journals
literature
- Ernst Dammann : Endemann, Karl. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 4, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1959, ISBN 3-428-00185-0 , p. 492 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- 100 Years of the Bible Covenant Chapter 1.2 with photography
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Endemann, Karl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Endemann, Karl Heinrich Julius; Endemann, Carl Heinrich Julius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Protestant pastor, missionary and linguist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 19, 1836 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Triebel, Lower Lusatia |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 18, 1919 |
| Place of death | Kiel |