Simon Heinrich Adolf Herling

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Simon Heinrich Adolf Herling (born October 13, 1780 in Detmold ; † April 1, 1849 in Frankfurt am Main ) was a German philologist and grammarian .

Life

Herling was the son of a merchant . He first attended the Detmold high school Leopoldinum and in 1801 went to the University of Göttingen . There he devoted himself mainly to the study of theology . After completing his studies in 1804, he accepted a position as an educator in the house of the Frankfurt banking family Heyder. Only five years later, in 1805, did he get a job at the Frankfurt grammar school . Two years later, in 1811, he also received a reputation as a full professor of ancient languages to the newly founded University Lyceum Carolinum in Frankfurt. This went under with the Grand Duchy of Frankfurt in 1814. In addition to the ancient languages, he also taught religion, mathematics and physics as well as the German language.

For the 300th anniversary of the Reformation , Herling was one of the co-founders of the Frankfurt Scholars' Association for the German Language . He later became its president. In addition to his work as a teacher, Herling was also active as a writer. In addition to essays and monographic treatises, he also published widely acclaimed textbooks. Herling is considered to be the founder of a grammatical theory of the compound sentence. He also provided approaches for describing the logical-semantic structures in the area of ​​syntax and for more precise definition of form and content.

Publications (selection)

  • Basic rules of the German style or the period structure of the German language: a textbook for stylistic lessons , Hermann, Frankfurt am Main 1823.
  • First course of a scientific lesson in the German language for Germans, according to a new method based on the educational laws of languages , Hermann, Frankfurt am Main 1828.
  • The Syntax of the German Language , Hermann, Frankfurt am Main 1830–1832.
    • Volume 1: Syntax of the Simple Sentence .
    • Volume 2: Basic rules of the German style, or the period structure of the German language
  • Theoretical-practical textbook of stylistics: for upper classes of higher schools and for self-teaching , Hahn, #Hannover 1837.
    • Volume 1: Theory of Style .
    • Volume 2: Practical breakdown of the stylistic presentation methods .
  • Comparative presentation of the doctrine of tense and mode , Hahn, Hannover 1840.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Michael Elmentaler : Logical-semantic studies in the grammar of the early 19th century: Studies on the theory of categories by Simon Heinrich Adolf Herling, Niemeyer, Tübingen 1996, ISBN 3-484-31160-6 , p. 149.
personal data
SURNAME Herling, Simon Heinrich Adolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German classical philologist and grammarian
DATE OF BIRTH October 13, 1780
PLACE OF BIRTH Detmold
DATE OF DEATH April 1, 1849
Place of death Frankfurt am Main