Lorenz Diefenbach

Georg Anton Lorenz Diefenbach ( born July 19, 1806 Ostheim in the Wetterau, Hesse, † 28 March 1883, Darmstadt) was librarian, priest, German scholar, lexicographer and German national writer.

Diefenbach was a member of the Berlin Academy of Sciences and friends with Jacob Grimm. He became known by the later cynically abused by the Nazis, saying work makes you free, the title of a 1873 published story in Bremen (1872 preprint in a Viennese newspaper ). The story is about a noble woman, Elodie Bentem of the work as a way learns to overcome the limitations of their individuality by class prejudices and gender and retract after a series of often clichéd adventures in the quiet harbor of marriage. Colportage Illustrative elements in sub-plots with contrasting figures emphasize the importance of working out even more.

In addition, Diefenbach wrote poems and numerous linguistic works, including research on the German dialects. His lexicographical work, in particular the two Latin- German glossaries are still (2008) of value for research. Many details of his Glossarium Latino Germanicum were included in the glossary ad Scriptores mediae et infimae latinitatis.

Lorenz Diefenbach was appointed in 1848 as an honorary citizen of the city of Offenbach am Main.

Works (selection)

  • About the current Roman written languages ​​. J. Ricker, Leipzig 1831 (online).
  • Novelty Glossary inglese-italiano mediae et infimae Aetatis. Contributions to the scientific customer of Neo-Latin and the Germanic languages. Sauerland, Frankfurt am Main 1867 (online). Reprints: Scientia, Aalen 1997.
  • Comparative Dictionary of the Gothic Language: Lexicon comparativum linguarum indogermanicarum ( = Comparative Dictionary of the Germanic languages ​​., And all their kinsmen with special emphasis on the Romanesque, Lithuanian, Slavic and Celtic languages ​​and with Zuziehung the Finnish Family Vol 1/2). 2 vols. Baer, ​​Frankfurt am Main 1851 ( Vol 1, Vol 2).
  • ( with Ernst Wülcker ) High -and low - German Dictionary of medieval and modern times. Schwabe, Basel 1885 ( archive.org: , ). Reprints: Olms, Hildesheim, 1965 ( DRW Online).
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