Manfred Ullmann

Manfred Ullmann (born November 2, 1931 in Brandenburg an der Havel ) is a German Arabist and classical philologist .

Life

Manfred Ullmann studied Arabic and Classical Philology at the University of Tübingen , where he received his doctorate in 1959 and his habilitation in 1965 . In 1970 he was appointed adjunct professor of Arabic and Islamic studies . In 1986 he received the Lidzbarski Medal. Ullmann is a corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen (since 1984) and the Bavarian Academy of Sciences (since 1990).

Ullmann's research concerns the grammar of Arabic (especially syntax), lexicons, motifs and the development of Arabic literature and the reception and transmission of Greek scripts ( Menander - sentences , medicine , natural sciences) in Arabic and Islam . From 2002 to 2007 he published a dictionary on Greek-Arabic translations of the 9th century .

literature

Manfred Ullmann . In: Werner Schuder (Ed.): Kürschner's German Scholars Calendar . Founded by Joseph Kürschner . 21st edition. KG Saur Verlag, Munich [ua] 2007, ISBN 978-3-598-23616-7 , p. 3794 ( degruyter.com - constantly updated, restricted online edition).

Web links

Literature by and about Manfred Ullmann in the catalog of the German National Library
List of publications by Manfred Ullmann (PDF; 143 kB)

Individual evidence

↑ Manfred Ullmann: Gemstones as Antidota: A chapter from the poison book of ibn al-Mubārak. In: Janus. Volume 61, 1974, pp. 73-89.
↑ Manfred Ullmann (ed.): The writing of Rufus of Ephesus on jaundice in Arabic and Latin translation. Göttingen 1983 (= treatises of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen: philological-historical class , III, 138).
↑ Manfred Ullmann: Die Medizin im Islam (= Handbook of Oriental Studies , 1st Department: The Near and the Middle East , Supplementary Volume VI, 1, edited by Bertold Spuler ). Leiden / Cologne 1970.
↑ Manfred Ullmann: The natural and secret sciences in Islam (= Handbook of Oriental Studies , 1st section, supplementary volume VI, 2). Leiden 1972.

personal data
SURNAME	Ullmann, Manfred
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German Arabist
DATE OF BIRTH	November 2, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH	Brandenburg on the Havel

[1] Manfred Ullmann: Gemstones as Antidota: A chapter from the poison book of ibn al-Mubārak. In: Janus. Volume 61, 1974, pp. 73-89.

[2] Manfred Ullmann (ed.): The writing of Rufus of Ephesus on jaundice in Arabic and Latin translation. Göttingen 1983 (= treatises of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen: philological-historical class , III, 138).

[3] Manfred Ullmann: Die Medizin im Islam (= Handbook of Oriental Studies , 1st Department: The Near and the Middle East , Supplementary Volume VI, 1, edited by Bertold Spuler ). Leiden / Cologne 1970.

[4] Manfred Ullmann: The natural and secret sciences in Islam (= Handbook of Oriental Studies , 1st section, supplementary volume VI, 2). Leiden 1972.