Hermann Wilhelm Ebel
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Hermann Wilhelm Ebel was a German
philologist.
Ebel was born in Berlin
. He displayed in his early years a remarkable capacity for the study of languages, and at the same time a passionate fondness for music and poetry.
At the age of sixteen he became a student at the University of Berlin, applying himself especially to philology
, and attending the lectures of Böckh
. Music continued to be the favorite occupation of his leisure hours, and he pursued the study of it under the direction of Joseph Marx
.
In the spring of 1838 he passed to the University of Halle, and there began to apply himself to comparative philology under August Pott
. Returning in the following year to his native city, he continued this study as a disciple of Franz Bopp
. He took his degree in 1842, and, after spending his year of probation at the French Gymnasium of Berlin, he resumed with great earnestness his language studies.
About 1847 he began to study Old Persian. In 1852 he accepted a professorship at the Beheim-Schwarzbach Institution at Filehne, a post he held for six years. It was during this period that his studies in the Proto-Slavic and Celtic languages began. In 1858 he removed to Schneidemühl, and there he discharged the duties of first professor for ten years. He was afterwards called to the chair of comparative philology at the University of Berlin. He died at Misdroy on August 19, 1875.
The most important work of Ebel in the field of Celtic philology is his revised edition of the Grammatica Celtica of Professor Johann Zeuss, completed in 1871. This had been preceded by his treatises De verbi Britannici futuro ac conjunctivo (1866), and De Zeussii curis positis in Grammatica Celtica (1869). He made many learned contributions to Kuhn's Zeitschrift für vergleichende Sprachforschung, and to August Schleicher
's Beitrage zur vergleichenden Sprachforschung; and a selection of these contributions was translated into English
by Sullivan, and published under the title of Celtic Studies (1863). Ebel contributed the Old Irish section to Schleicher's Indogermanische Chrestomathie (1869). Among his other works must be named Die Lehnworter der deutschen Sprache (1856).
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
philologist.
Ebel was born in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
. He displayed in his early years a remarkable capacity for the study of languages, and at the same time a passionate fondness for music and poetry.
At the age of sixteen he became a student at the University of Berlin, applying himself especially to philology
Philology
Philology is the study of language in written historical sources; it is a combination of literary studies, history and linguistics.Classical philology is the philology of Greek and Classical Latin...
, and attending the lectures of Böckh
Philipp August Böckh
August Böckh was a German classical scholar and antiquarian.-Biography:He was born in Karlsruhe, and educated at the local gymnasium; in 1803 he left for the University of Halle, where he studied theology. F.A...
. Music continued to be the favorite occupation of his leisure hours, and he pursued the study of it under the direction of Joseph Marx
Joseph Marx
Joseph Rupert Rudolf Marx was an Austrian composer, teacher and critic.-Life and career:Marx pursued studies in philosophy, art history, German studies, and music at Graz University, earning several degrees including a doctorate in 1909. He began composing seriously in 1908 and over the next four...
.
In the spring of 1838 he passed to the University of Halle, and there began to apply himself to comparative philology under August Pott
August Pott
August Friedrich Pott was a German pioneer in linguistics.Pott was a theology student at the University of Göttingen, where he became interested in philology. He completed his doctoral dissertation in 1827 and went to the University of Berlin to study with Franz Bopp, an important pioneer in...
. Returning in the following year to his native city, he continued this study as a disciple of Franz Bopp
Franz Bopp
Franz Bopp was a German linguist known for extensive comparative work on Indo-European languages.-Biography:...
. He took his degree in 1842, and, after spending his year of probation at the French Gymnasium of Berlin, he resumed with great earnestness his language studies.
About 1847 he began to study Old Persian. In 1852 he accepted a professorship at the Beheim-Schwarzbach Institution at Filehne, a post he held for six years. It was during this period that his studies in the Proto-Slavic and Celtic languages began. In 1858 he removed to Schneidemühl, and there he discharged the duties of first professor for ten years. He was afterwards called to the chair of comparative philology at the University of Berlin. He died at Misdroy on August 19, 1875.
The most important work of Ebel in the field of Celtic philology is his revised edition of the Grammatica Celtica of Professor Johann Zeuss, completed in 1871. This had been preceded by his treatises De verbi Britannici futuro ac conjunctivo (1866), and De Zeussii curis positis in Grammatica Celtica (1869). He made many learned contributions to Kuhn's Zeitschrift für vergleichende Sprachforschung, and to August Schleicher
August Schleicher
August Schleicher was a German linguist. His great work was A Compendium of the Comparative Grammar of the Indo-European Languages, in which he attempted to reconstruct the Proto-Indo-European language...
's Beitrage zur vergleichenden Sprachforschung; and a selection of these contributions was translated into English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
by Sullivan, and published under the title of Celtic Studies (1863). Ebel contributed the Old Irish section to Schleicher's Indogermanische Chrestomathie (1869). Among his other works must be named Die Lehnworter der deutschen Sprache (1856).