Rudolf Geyer (orientalist)
Rudolf Eugen Geyer (born June 28, 1861 in Vienna ; † September 15, 1929 there ) was an Austrian orientalist .
From 1879 he studied classical and Indian philology. The Semitist David Heinrich Müller won him over for Semitic Studies , through which he turned to Arabic Studies . In 1884 he was promoted to Dr. phil. PhD.
He first worked at the Imperial and Royal Court Library . At the University of Vienna he became a private lecturer in Arabic language and literature in 1900, an associate professor in 1906 and, as Müller's successor, a full professor of Semitic studies and head of the Oriental Institute. He researched ancient Arabic poetry , ancient North Arabic vocabulary and the phraseology of the Bedouin poets . Geyer was a member of the anti-Semitic professors' clique Bärenhöhle . He was buried at the Döblinger Friedhof .
literature
- Geyer Rudolf, orientalist. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Publishing House of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1957, p. 434 f. (Direct links on p. 434 , p. 435 ).
- Wolfdieter Bihl : Oriental Studies at the University of Vienna. Research between the Maghreb and East and South Asia. The professors and lecturers. Böhlau, Vienna 2009, p. 70.
Web links
- Literature by and about Rudolf Geyer in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Rudolf Geyer in the search for the deceased at friedhoefewien.at
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Geyer, Rudolf |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Geyer, Rudolf Eugen (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian orientalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 28, 1861 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 15, 1929 |
| Place of death | Vienna |