Martin Heepe
Martin Heepe (born May 21, 1887 in Leinde ; † 1961 ) was a German Africanist .
Life
He studied in Leipzig , Halle an der Saale , Erlangen and Berlin , then from 1908 to 1910 at the Berlin University philosophy as well as Assyrian, Syrian, Arabic and Ethiopian. He passed the first state examination in theology in 1908 and the second state examination in 1910 and then worked as a research assistant in the seminar for colonial languages at the University of Hamburg until 1921 (1920–1921 private lecturer for African languages). From 1921 worked at the Prussian State Library in Berlin. At the Berlin University the lectureship for East African languages was occupied by him in 1924.
Fonts (selection)
- Yaoundé texts by Karl Atangana and Paul Messi along with experimental phonetic studies on the pitches in Yaoundé and an introduction to the Yaoundé language . Hamburg 1919, OCLC 1021883714 .
- The Comorian dialects Ngazidja and Nzwani based on older and newer material . Hamburg 1920, OCLC 1114150858 .
- Yaoundé dictionary . Hamburg 1926, OCLC 257773965 .
- Phonetic signs and their application in different language areas . Hamburg 1983, ISBN 3-87118-495-0 .
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| SURNAME | Heepe, Martin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Africanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 21, 1887 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leinde |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1961 |