Torsten Evert Karsten
Torsten Evert Karsten also Tor Evert, Torsten E. Karsten (born August 20, 1870 in Orivesi , Finland ; † September 12, 1942 in Helsinki ) was a Finnish-Swedish German and Scandinavian Medievalist and linguist ( Old Germanist ).
Karsten studied at the University of Helsinki (Helsingfors), where he received his doctorate in 1897 and then worked as a lecturer. From 1912 he was Professor of German Philology , from 1931 of Nordic Philology at the University of Helsinki (Helsingfors).
Publications (selection)
- Germanic-Finnish loanword studies. A contribution to the oldest language and cultural history of the Teutons. Finnish Literature Society , Helsingfors 1915, DNB 363609806 .
- The Germans. An introduction to the history of their language and culture. Walter de Gruyter & Co, Berlin 1928, DNB 361030436 .
- The new runes and pictures from the Lower Weser (Oldenburg). Academic Bookshop, Helsingfors 1930, DNB 363988416 .
literature
- Christoph König (Ed.), With the collaboration of Birgit Wägenbaur u. a .: Internationales Germanistenlexikon 1800–1950 . Volume 2: H-Q. De Gruyter, Berlin / New York 2003, ISBN 3-11-015485-4 , pp. 896-897.
Web links
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Karsten, Torsten Evert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Germanistic and Scandinavian medievalist and linguist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 20, 1870 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Orivesi |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 12, 1942 |
| Place of death | Helsinki |