Wilhelm Ahlwardt

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Wilhelm Ahlwardt (painted model of the marble bust by W. Wandschneider 1901)

Wilhelm Ahlwardt (born July 4, 1828 in Greifswald ; † November 2, 1909 there ) was a German orientalist and university professor .

Life

Ahlwardt was the son of the philologist Christian Wilhelm Ahlwardt . He studied oriental languages at the University of Greifswald and the Georg-August University of Göttingen and from 1854 to 1856 Arabic manuscripts at the Sorbonne in Paris . In 1857 he received his habilitation in Greifswald. From 1861 Ahlwardt worked as a professor for oriental languages at the University of Greifswald. He was also a librarian at the Greifswald University Library . In 1873/74 he was rector of the University of Greifswald. In 1888 he became a corresponding member of the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences . In 1899 he was elected a foreign corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences .

Honors

On the 40th anniversary of his professorship, the sculptor Wilhelm Wandschneider created a marble bust of Ahlwardt for the University of Greifswald in 1901. It is kept in the custody under the inventory number KU000158.

Fonts (selection)

  • On poetry and poetics of the Arabs. Perthes, Gotha 1856, ( digitized version ).
  • Chalef Elahmar's Qasside. Corrected Arabic text, translation and commentary, using many handwritten sources. In addition to recognizing Josef von Hammer as an Arabist. Koch, Greifswald 1859, ( digitized version ).
  • as editor: Ibn etthiqthaqa: Elfachri. History of the Islamic Empires from the beginning to the end of the Chaliphate. Arabic. Perthes, Gotha 1860, (In Arabic language and script; digitized ).
  • as editor: Diwan des Abu Nowas based on the Viennese and Berlin manuscripts, using other manuscripts. Volume 1: The Wine Songs. Koch, Greifswald 1861, (everything published; digitized ).
  • as editor: The Divans of the six ancient Arabic poets. Ennābiga, 'Antara, Tharafa, Zuhair,' Alqama and Imruulqais; chiefly according to the MSS. of Paris, Gotha, and Leyden; and the Collection of their Fragments with a List of the various Readings of the Text. Trübner, London 1870, ( digitized version ).
  • Remarks on the authenticity of the old Arabic poems with special reference to the six poets, along with contributions to the correct understanding of Ennābiga and 'Alqama. Bamberg, Greifswald 1872, ( digitized version ).
  • Short directory of Landberg's collection of Arabic manuscripts in the Royal Library of Berlin , Berlin: Schade 1885.
  • Short directory of Glaser's collection of Arabic manuscripts , Berlin 1887.
  • The manuscript indexes of the Royal Library of Berlin. Directory of Arabic manuscripts. 10 volumes. Asher, Berlin 1887–1899, (reprint: Olms, Hildesheim et al. 1980–1981).

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon, Volume 1. Leipzig 1905, p. 204
  2. ↑ Rector's speeches (HKM)
  3. ^ Members of the previous academies. Wilhelm Theodor Ahlwardt. Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities , accessed on February 12, 2015 .
  4. ^ Foreign members of the Russian Academy of Sciences since 1724. Wilhelm Theodor Ahlwardt. Russian Academy of Sciences, accessed July 27, 2015 (Russian).

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predecessor Office successor
Otto Franklin Rector of the University of Greifswald
1873 		Friedrich Grohé
personal data
SURNAME Ahlwardt, Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German orientalist ; University professor and rector in Greifswald
DATE OF BIRTH 4th July 1828
PLACE OF BIRTH Greifswald
DATE OF DEATH November 2, 1909
Place of death Greifswald