Jürgen Untermann
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Jürgen Untermann is a German
linguist, indoeuropeanist
and epigraphist.
A disciple of Hans Krahe
and of Ulrich Schmoll, he studied at the University of Frankfurt and the University of Tübingen
. He became a professor of Comparative Linguistics
at the University of Cologne
.
His research focuses on the study of the Italic
and Palaeohispanic languages
, described as "Trümmersprachen" (ruins-languages). He is considered the foremost expert on Palaeohispanic languages
(specially the Iberian language
), publishing the corpus of Palaeohispanic inscriptions in Monumenta Linguarum Hispanicarum, and systematizing the study of the ancient Iberian anthroponomastics.
On 2010 he was awarded with the Príncipe de Viana Prize for Culture
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
linguist, indoeuropeanist
Indo-European studies
Indo-European studies is a field of linguistics dealing with Indo-European languages, both current and extinct. Its goal is to amass information about the hypothetical proto-language from which all of these languages are descended, a language dubbed Proto-Indo-European , and its speakers, the...
and epigraphist.
A disciple of Hans Krahe
Hans Krahe
Hans Krahe was a German philologist and linguist, specializing over many decades in the Illyrian languages. He was born at Gelsenkirchen....
and of Ulrich Schmoll, he studied at the University of Frankfurt and the University of Tübingen
Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen
Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen is a public university located in the city of Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is one of Germany's oldest universities, internationally noted in medicine, natural sciences and the humanities. In the area of German Studies it has been ranked first among...
. He became a professor of Comparative Linguistics
Comparative linguistics
Comparative linguistics is a branch of historical linguistics that is concerned with comparing languages to establish their historical relatedness....
at the University of Cologne
University of Cologne
The University of Cologne is one of the oldest universities in Europe and, with over 44,000 students, one of the largest universities in Germany. The university is part of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, an association of Germany's leading research universities...
.
His research focuses on the study of the Italic
Italic languages
The Italic subfamily is a member of the Indo-European language family. It includes the Romance languages derived from Latin , and a number of extinct languages of the Italian Peninsula, including Umbrian, Oscan, Faliscan, and Latin.In the past various definitions of "Italic" have prevailed...
and Palaeohispanic languages
Paleohispanic languages
The Paleohispanic languages were the languages of the pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula, excluding languages of foreign colonies, such as Greek in Emporion and Phoenician in Qart Hadast...
, described as "Trümmersprachen" (ruins-languages). He is considered the foremost expert on Palaeohispanic languages
Paleohispanic languages
The Paleohispanic languages were the languages of the pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula, excluding languages of foreign colonies, such as Greek in Emporion and Phoenician in Qart Hadast...
(specially the Iberian language
Iberian language
The Iberian language was the language of a people identified by Greek and Roman sources who lived in the eastern and southeastern regions of the Iberian peninsula. The ancient Iberians can be identified as a rather nebulous local culture between the 7th and 1st century BC...
), publishing the corpus of Palaeohispanic inscriptions in Monumenta Linguarum Hispanicarum, and systematizing the study of the ancient Iberian anthroponomastics.
On 2010 he was awarded with the Príncipe de Viana Prize for Culture
Publications
- Die vorgriechischen Sprachen Siziliens. Wiesbaden, 1958
- Die venetischen Personennamen . Wiesbaden, 1961
- Elementos de un atlas antroponímico de la Hispania Antigua. Madrid, 1965
- Monumenta Linguarum Hispanicarum. I. Die Münzlegenden. Wiesbaden, 1975
- Monumenta Linguarum Hispanicarum II: Die Inschriften in iberischer schrift aus Südfrankreich. Wiesbaden, 1980
- Monumenta Linguarum Hispanicarum III: Die iberischen inschriften aus Spanien. Wiesbaden, 1990
- Monumenta Linguarum Hispanicarum IV: Die tartessischen, keltiberischen und lusitanischen inschriften. Wiesbaden, 1997
- Wörterbuch des Oskisch-Umbrischen. Heidelberg, 2000
External links
Links to the content of articles by Jürgen Untermann
- "Los etnónimos de la Hispania Antigua y las lenguas prerromnanas de la Península Ibérica" Complutum 2-3, 1992.
- "La onomástica ibérica" Iberia nº 4, 1998
Images
- Jürgen Untermann at his investiture as Doctor Honoris Causa by University of Santiago de CompostelaUniversity of Santiago de CompostelaThe Royal University of Santiago de Compostela - USC is a public university located in the city of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain. A second campus is located in Lugo, Galicia....
(may the 9th, 2003).