Ernst Friedrich Karl Rosenmüller
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Ernst Friedrich Karl Rosenmüller (December 10, 1768 – September 17, 1835) was a German Orientalist
and theologian born in Heßberg, now a part of Veilsdorf
in the District of Hildburghausen
, Thuringia
.
He was a student at the Universities of Erlangen, Giessen
and Leipzig
, and at Leipzig
studied under his father, theologian Johann Georg Rosenmüller
(1736-1815). In 1796 he became an associate professor in Arabic studies at Leipzig, where in 1813 he was appointed professor of Oriental languages
.
Rosenmüller was the author of a major exegetical
work on the Old Testament
titled Scholia in Vetus Testamentum. This work consisted of 24 parts and its publication spanned several decades (1788-1835). He also published editions of Samuel Bochart
's Hierozoicon (1796) and Robert Lowth
's treatise on Hebrew poetry
, De Sacra Poesi Hebraeorum Praelectiones Academicae (1815).
Oriental studies
Oriental studies is the academic field of study that embraces Near Eastern and Far Eastern societies and cultures, languages, peoples, history and archaeology; in recent years the subject has often been turned into the newer terms of Asian studies and Middle Eastern studies...
and theologian born in Heßberg, now a part of Veilsdorf
Veilsdorf
Veilsdorf is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany....
in the District of Hildburghausen
Hildburghausen (district)
Hildburghausen is a district in Thuringia, Germany. It is bounded by the district of Schmalkalden-Meiningen, the city of Suhl, the districts of Ilm-Kreis, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt and Sonneberg, and the state of Bavaria...
, Thuringia
Thuringia
The Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....
.
He was a student at the Universities of Erlangen, Giessen
University of Giessen
The University of Giessen is officially called the Justus Liebig University Giessen after its most famous faculty member, Justus von Liebig, the founder of modern agricultural chemistry and inventor of artificial fertiliser.-History:The University of Gießen is among the oldest institutions of...
and Leipzig
University of Leipzig
The University of Leipzig , located in Leipzig in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, is one of the oldest universities in the world and the second-oldest university in Germany...
, and at Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
studied under his father, theologian Johann Georg Rosenmüller
Johann Georg Rosenmüller
Johann Rosenmüller , a German divine and professor of theology, was born at Ummerstadt in Hildburghausen, on December 18, 1736. He was appointed Professor of Theology at Erlangen in 1773, Primarius Professor of Theology at Erlangen in 1773, Primarius Professor of Divinity at Giessen in 1783, and...
(1736-1815). In 1796 he became an associate professor in Arabic studies at Leipzig, where in 1813 he was appointed professor of Oriental languages
Oriental studies
Oriental studies is the academic field of study that embraces Near Eastern and Far Eastern societies and cultures, languages, peoples, history and archaeology; in recent years the subject has often been turned into the newer terms of Asian studies and Middle Eastern studies...
.
Rosenmüller was the author of a major exegetical
Exegesis
Exegesis is a critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially a religious text. Traditionally the term was used primarily for exegesis of the Bible; however, in contemporary usage it has broadened to mean a critical explanation of any text, and the term "Biblical exegesis" is used...
work on the Old Testament
Old Testament
The Old Testament, of which Christians hold different views, is a Christian term for the religious writings of ancient Israel held sacred and inspired by Christians which overlaps with the 24-book canon of the Masoretic Text of Judaism...
titled Scholia in Vetus Testamentum. This work consisted of 24 parts and its publication spanned several decades (1788-1835). He also published editions of Samuel Bochart
Samuel Bochart
Samuel Bochart was a French Protestant biblical scholar, a student of Thomas Erpenius and the teacher of Pierre Daniel Huet...
's Hierozoicon (1796) and Robert Lowth
Robert Lowth
Robert Lowth FRS was a Bishop of the Church of England, Oxford Professor of Poetry and the author of one of the most influential textbooks of English grammar.-Life:...
's treatise on Hebrew poetry
Hebrew poetry
Hebrew poetry is poetry written in the Hebrew language. It encompasses such things as:* Biblical poetry, the poetry found in the poetic books of the Hebrew Bible* Piyyut, religious Jewish liturgical poetry in Hebrew or Aramaic...
, De Sacra Poesi Hebraeorum Praelectiones Academicae (1815).
Selected publications
- Die Sitten der Beduinen-Araber: mit einem biblisch-zoologischen Anhang des Uebersetzers (The Customs of BedouinBedouinThe Bedouin are a part of a predominantly desert-dwelling Arab ethnic group traditionally divided into tribes or clans, known in Arabic as ..-Etymology:...
Arabs, with Biblical-zoological addendum); (source: Laurent d'ArvieuxLaurent d'ArvieuxLaurent d'Arvieux was a French traveller and diplomat born in Marseille.He is known for his travels in the Middle East, which began in 1654 as a merchant in the Ottoman port of Smyrna. From 1658 he travelled throughout the Levant and in 1666 visited Tunis...
); (1789) - Handbuch für die Literatur der biblischen Kritik und Exegese (Manual for Literature of Biblical Criticism and Exegesis), (1797)
- Biblisch-exegetisches Repertorium, oder die neuesten Fortschritte in Erklärung der heiligen Schrift (Biblical-exegetical Repertory, or the latest Advances in Explanation of the Holy Scriptures); (with Georg Hieronymus Rosenmüller, 1822-1824)
- Handbuch der biblischen Alterthumskunde (Textbook of Biblical ArchaeologyArchaeologyArchaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...
), (1823-1830) - Analecta Arabica, (3 volumes 1824-27)
- Biblische Erd- und Länderkunde: mit einer Charte und vier lithographischen Abbildungen (Biblical Earth and Area Studies: with a Map and four Lithographic Illustrations), 1823
- Das biblische Mineral- und Pflanzenreich (The Biblical Mineral and Plant Kingdom), 1830
- Biblische Naturgeschichte (Biblical Natural HistoryNatural HistoryNatural history is the scientific study of plants or animals.Natural History may also refer to:In science and medicine:* Natural History , Naturalis Historia, a 1st-century work by Pliny the Elder...
), 1830-1831 - Das biblische Thierreich (The Biblical Animal Kingdom), (1831)
- Scholia in Vetus Testamentum (24 parts, 1788-1835)