Friedrich Kluge

Friedrich Kluge ( born June 21, 1856 in Cologne, † May 21, 1926 in Freiburg im Breisgau ) was a German linguist and lexicographer. His name is above all through his published 1883 Etymological dictionary of the German language (often simply called " the Wise " called ) announced today the numerous reprints experienced (most recently in 25th edition. , 2011 ) and is a standard work of German etymology.

Life

Friedrich Kluge studied from 1874 comparative linguistics as well as classic and modern philology at the universities of Leipzig, Strasbourg and Freiburg im Breisgau. He received his doctorate in 1878 in Strasbourg and habilitated there in 1880 for the subjects German and English.

From 1884 he was first associate at the University of Jena, from 1886 full professor. In 1893 he was appointed professor at the University of Freiburg, where he became a professor of German language and literature as the successor of his teacher Hermann Paul.

As one of the first German studies he worked both in his dictionary as well as in individual publications closely with state and special languages ​​, such as the sailor language, the crooks languages ​​and language students.

In 1900 he founded the magazine for German word research, which was published until 1914.

The estate of Friedrich Kluge is located in the Archives of Freiburg University Library.

Awards

Works

(Selection)

  • Etymological dictionary of the German language. Trübner, Strasbourg 1883 ( during his lifetime Kluge's nine further editions until 1926, posthumously last 25th edition. De Gruyter, Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-11-022364-4 ).
  • From Luther to Lessing. Language Historical essays. Trübner, Strasbourg 1888 ( and another three runs to 1904, 5th Edition: Quelle & Meyer, Leipzig 1918).
  • German language students. Trübner, Strasbourg 1895 ( new edition: Student History Association of CC, Nuremberg 1984-1985).
  • Rotwelsches source book. Trübner, Strasbourg, 1901 (reprint: de Gruyter, Berlin 1987, ISBN 3-11-010783- X) - the only published volume of a planned series argot. Sources and vocabulary of the language crooks and related secret languages ​​.
  • Our German. Introduction to the mother tongue. Lectures and essays. Quelle & Meyer, Leipzig 1907 ( and a further five editions until 1958).
  • Sailor language. Word History Manual German ships design pressures of older and more recent times. Publishing house of the orphanage, Halle ad Saale 1908 ( reprint of 1911: Hain, Meisenheim 1973, ISBN 3-920307-10-0 ).
  • Word research and word history. Essays on the German vocabulary. Quelle & Meyer, Leipzig 1912.
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