Andreas Gottlieb Hoffmann

Andreas Gottlieb Hoffmann ( born April 13, 1796 in Welbsleben, † March 16, 1864 in Jena ) was a German Protestant theologian and orientalist.

Life

While still a student took Andreas Gottlieb Hoffmann as a volunteer fighter in the liberation wars of 1813 and took part with a Prussian regiment to Namur. The experience shaped his patriotic enthusiasm liberal and national life.

After the campaign, he studied theology in Halle. There he joined the Corps in 1817 at Teutonia. He lived with Gesenius and learned from him Syriac and Hebrew. As a preacher and student of Knapp, Niemeyer and Wegscheider he stood for the hall 's rationalism and enjoyed high reputation as a student.

Hoffmann received his doctorate in 1820 Dr. phil .. After his habilitation he read in hall as a private oriental languages. In 1823 he refused a professorship at the Albertus University of Königsberg and was an associate professor of theology at the University of Jena. The integration into the Faculty of Arts he had refused. Since 1825 ordinary honorary professor and assessor of the local Faculty of Theology, he was appointed in 1826 to Full Professor. As a member of the Senate, he held 1827-1863 a total of 24 times, the Dean of the Faculty of Theology and was 1828-1861 a total of five semesters Vice-Rector of the University of Jena. Since 1859 lung disease, he died on 16 March 1864 in Jena.

Hoffmann mastered 23 languages ​​and was considered " excellent voice talent; its main strengths were Hebrew and Syriac. "

His senior private library he bequeathed to the Thuringian University and State Library.

Honors

  • Council of Churches (1828 )
  • Go. Council of Churches, 1843 ( Duke of Saxe- Altenburg )
  • Commander of Ernestine Saxony- the Falcon, 1845

Writings

  • Grammatica Syriaca, 3 volumes, 1837 ( Hoffmann's major work, several editions and translations)
  • Commentarius philologico - criticus benedictionem in Moses (Hall )
  • The apocalyptic time the older among Jews and Christians in complete translation, etc., 2 vols (Vol. 1, Jena 1833-1838 ), in the book of Enoch
  • Second, revised edition of Gesenius ' pocket dictionary, 1838
  • General People's Bible Encyclopedia ( with Gustav Moritz Redslob )

Hoffmann also edited the second section of the Universal Encyclopedia of Science and Arts of Ersch and Gruber, at first jointly with Hassel, of 8 band alone.

German campaign (Napoleonic Wars) Wilhelm Gesenius Georg Christian Knapp Julius Wegscheider Dean (education) Prorector Johann Gottfried Gruber Georg Hassel Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie Project Gutenberg Integrated Authority File
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