Thomas Christian Tychsen
Göttingen memorial plaque for the orientalist Thomas Christian Tychsen in Göttingen, Gotmarstraße 3
Thomas Christian Tychsen (born May 8, 1758 in Horsbüll , Schleswig, † October 23, 1834 in Göttingen ) was a German orientalist .
Life
Tychsen studied in Kiel and Göttingen , then went on a scientific journey through Germany, Italy, France and Spain. In 1784 he became associate professor of theology at the University of Göttingen, in 1788 full professor of oriental languages and in 1797 a full member of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences .
Tychsen was a member of the Göttingen Freemason Lodge Augusta for the golden circle.
In the epic poem of the same name , the poet Ernst Schulze celebrated his daughter Cäcilie (died 1812 at the age of 18), who was distinguished by her beauty and talent .
Fonts
- Plan of an archeology of the Hebrews . Goettingen 1789.
- Grammar of the written Arabic language . Goettingen 1823.
- Edition of the Quintus Smyrnaeus . Strasbourg 1807
- various essays on numismatics , palaeography and other fields.
literature
- Carsten Erich Carstens : Tychsen, Thomas Christian . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 39, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1895, p. 51.
- Klaus-Gunther Wesseling : Thomas Christian Tychsen. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 12, Bautz, Herzberg 1997, ISBN 3-88309-068-9 , Sp. 766-768.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Friedrich Voigts: Masonic lodges in the Kingdom of Hanover. Historical outline. Gebr. Jänecke, Hannover 1855, p. 26.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tychsen, Thomas Christian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German orientalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 8, 1758 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Horsbull |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 23, 1834 |
| Place of death | Goettingen |