Karl Wilhelm Ludwig Heyse
Karl Wilhelm Ludwig Heyse (born October 15, 1797 in Oldenburg , † November 25, 1855 in Berlin ) was a German classical philologist and linguist .
Life
Heyse attended the grammar school in Oldenburg , where his father Johann Christian August Heyse (1764–1829) taught, from 1807 then the grammar school in Nordhausen , where his father now worked as principal. From 1812 to 1815 he was tutored at Wilhelm von Türks private educational institution in Vevey .
After a brief activity as tutor of Wilhelm von Humboldt 's youngest son, he studied philology at the Berlin Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität from 1816 , among others with August Boeckh . From 1819 to 1827 he lived as a tutor in the family of the banker and state councilor Abraham Mendelssohn Bartholdy , where he also worked as a tutor for his son Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy . On the side he continued to attend lectures at the university, from linguistics with Franz Bopp to philosophy with Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel .
In 1827 Heyse completed his habilitation at the Berlin University, where he received an extraordinary professorship for philosophy in 1829. He lectured on Greek and Latin literature, philosophy of language and general linguistics.
His most famous publications were continuations and adaptations of the grammatical and lexicographical works of his father. His main linguistic work, System der Sprachwissenschaft , only appeared after his death.
His son Paul Heyse (1830–1914) became a celebrated writer and in 1910 received the Nobel Prize for Literature .
Works (selection)
Linguistics
- 5th edition of Johann Christian August Heyses Theoretical-Practical German Grammar under the title Detailed textbook of the German language (Hanover, 1st volume 1838, 2nd volume 1849)
- 10th edition of Johann Christian August Heyses Theoretical-Practical German School Grammar (Hanover 1832)
- Concise dictionary of the German language: with regard to spelling, ancestry and formation, bending and joining of words, as well as their affinity (Magdeburg 1833–1849, 3 volumes), prepared by the father, but essentially his work
- System of Speech Sounds (published in: Höfer's Journal for the Science of Language )
- published posthumously: System der Sprachwissenschaft (Berlin 1856), edited by Heymann Steinthal
As editor
- Terentius : The girl from Andros . Translated by F **** (ie the then 16 year old Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy ). Dümmler, Berlin 1826
- Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand Solger : Lectures on Aesthetics . Brockhaus, Leipzig 1829
literature
- August Leskien : Heyse, Karl Wilh. Ludw. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 12, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1880, p. 380 f.
Web links
- Literature by and about Karl Wilhelm Ludwig Heyse in the catalog of the German National Library
- Karl Wilhelm Ludwig Heyse in the Internet Archive
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Heyse, Karl Wilhelm Ludwig |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Heyse, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German classical philologist and linguist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 15, 1797 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oldenburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 25, 1855 |
| Place of death | Berlin |