Werner Eichhorn (Sinologist)
Werner Eichhorn (born July 1, 1899 in the Forsthaus Theuern , Duchy of Saxony-Meiningen ; † January 30, 1990 in Mössingen ) was a German sinologist .
Life
Eichhorn completed his habilitation in Bonn in 1937. He was a lecturer in Göttingen , Frankfurt, Oxford , London and Vienna .
After the Second World War he worked at the University of London .
Since 1960 he has been a professor at the Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen and made a name for himself with works such as the Cultural History of China (1964), The Religions of China (1973) and The Ancient Chinese Religion and State Cults (1976).
Works
- A contribution to the knowledge of the Chinese philosophy 通 書T'ûng-šû des Ceu-tsï with Cû-hî 's commentary. According to the Síng-lì tsīng-í . Chinese with Manchuian and German translation and annotations. Published by Wilhelm Grube (Chapters 1-20). Continued and finished by Werner Eichhorn (chap. 21-40) . Asia Major , Volume 8, 1932, pp. 23-104, PDF
- Chou Tun-I : a Chinese scholar's life from the 11th century . Brockhaus [in Komm.], Leipzig 1936
- The West Inscription of Chang Tsai : A Contribution to the Intellectual History of the Northern Sung . Brockhaus, Leipzig 1937
- Chinese Peasant Life: Three Pieces from Chinese Country Life / Hsiung Fu-hsi . Harrassowitz, Tokyo 1938
- Chinese love novels . Eriksen, Bonn 1948
- For a while under blossoms. Seven stories of love . Erich Röth-Verlag, Kassel 1958
- Index Sinicus: a catalog of articles relating to China in periodicals and other collective publications; 1920 - 1955 / John Lust. Heffer, Cambridge 1964
- Cultural history of China . Stuttgart, W. Kohlhammer Verlag, 1964
- Contribution to the legal status of Buddhism and Taoism in the Sung state : Translation of the section "Taoism and Buddhism" from the Ch'ing-Yüan T'iao-fa Shih-lei ; (Ch. 50 and 51) / Brill, Leiden 1968
- Heroic legends from the lower Yangtze Valley . Steiner [in Komm.], Wiesbaden 1969
- The religions of China . 1973 ( The Religions of Mankind , Vol. 21)
- The ancient Chinese religion and state cults . 1976 ( Handbuch der Orientalistik , Section 4, Vol. 4, Section 1)
Web links
- Literature by and about Werner Eichhorn in the catalog of the German National Library
- Biography of Harri Müller, Theuern
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Eichhorn, Werner |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sinologist |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 1, 1899 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Forsthaus Theuern , Duchy of Saxony-Meiningen |
DATE OF DEATH | January 30, 1990 |
Place of death | Mössingen |