Philipp Yung
Philipp Yung (* 1753 in Vienna ; † February 11, 1823 in Leipzig ) was a scholar and from 1817 English lecturer at the University of Leipzig . He published an overview of Jewish scholars of all time.
Life
Yung came from Vienna and spent his youth in England . Together with George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen , he toured southern Germany. On his return he founded an educational institution in London .
In 1814 he came to Leipzig , where in 1817 he became an English lecturer at the University of Leipzig .
Works
- Philipp Yung: Alphabetical list of all learned Jews, patriarchs, prophets and famous rabbis, from the beginning of the world to our times, with a brief description of their lives and works. Leipzig: Kollmann 1817 and Hildesheim: Gerstenberg 1976 (reprographic reprint). ISBN 3-8067-0558-5 .
- Lady Termagant or Strudel-Köpfchen. (Translation of the one-act comedy by Theodor Hell .) Leipzig: J. F. Glück 1820.
Web links
- Overview of the courses held by Philipp Yung at the University of Leipzig (winter semester 1817 to winter semester 1822)
- Title page, attribution and preface to the "Alphabetical List of All Learned Jews ..."
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cf. general repertory of the latest domestic and foreign literature for 1823. First volume. Leipzig: Carl Cnobloch 1823. p. 234.
- ↑ Cf. Friedrich August Schmidt (Ed.): New Nekrolog der Deutschen. 1st year 1823, 2nd issue. Ilmenau: B. F. Voigt 1824. pp. 791-792.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Yung, Philipp |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German English lecturer at the University of Leipzig |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1753 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 11, 1823 |
| Place of death | Leipzig |