Karl Steuerwald
Karl Steuerwald (born July 2, 1905 in Strasbourg , † November 1, 1989 in Neu-Ulm ) was a German linguist.
Between 1924 and 1928 he studied German, English and Latin in Frankfurt, Berlin and Munich. He completed his thesis on the London dialect in 1929. In 1930 he went to Turkey and became a teacher at the German School in Istanbul . He then moved to the Gazi Educational Institute in Ankara and was finally professor at Ankara University from 1934 to 1944 . He then returned to Germany for a short time, from 1953 to 1956 he was director of the German School in Istanbul. Then he started working on his dictionary.
The dictionary known under the name Der Große Steuerwald is widely regarded as the best Turkish dictionary in the German language.
Works
- Studies on the Turkish language of the present , 3 volumes, 1963, 1964, 1966
- Langenscheidt Pocket Dictionary Turkish-German , 1966
- Turkish German Dictionary , Harrassowitz 1974
Web links
- Literature by and about Karl Steuerwald in the catalog of the German National Library
- Tax forest near Utz Maas : persecution and emigration of German-speaking linguists 1933–1945, 2018
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Steuerwald, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German linguist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 2, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Strasbourg |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 1, 1989 |
| Place of death | New Ulm |