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'''Simon Theodor Aufrecht''' (7 January 1822 – 3 April 1907) was a | '''Simon Theodor Aufrecht''' (7 January 1822 – 3 April 1907) was a German [[Indologist]] and [[Comparative linguistics|comparative linguist]]. He was the first Professor of Sanskrit and Comparative Philology at the University of Edinburgh, and subsequently spent two decades as Professor of Indology at the University of Bonn. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Aufrecht was born into a [[Jewish]] family<ref>Shlomo Berger, ''Speaking Jewish - Jewish Speak: Multilingualism in Western Ashkenazic Culture'', Peeters Publishers (2003), p. 254</ref> | Aufrecht was born in [[Leschnitz]], [[Prussian Silesia]], into a [[Jewish]] family;<ref>Shlomo Berger, ''Speaking Jewish - Jewish Speak: Multilingualism in Western Ashkenazic Culture'', Peeters Publishers (2003), p. 254</ref> he later adopted Christianity.<ref>{{Cite web|title=AUFRECHT, Simon Theodor – Persons of Indian Studies by Prof. Dr. Klaus Karttunen|url=https://whowaswho-indology.info/354/aufrecht-simon-theodor/|access-date=2022-01-20|language=en-US}}</ref> He was educated at [[Humboldt University of Berlin|Humboldt-Universität]] in [[Humboldt University of Berlin|Berlin]], graduating in 1847, in which year he also published a treatise on [[Sanskrit]] accent (''De Accentu Sancritico'',<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/deaccentucomposi00aufruoft|title=De accentu compositorum sanscriticorum|last=Aufrecht|first=Theodor|date=1847|publisher=Bonnae H.B. König|others=Robarts - University of Toronto}}</ref> [[Bonn]], 1847), originally his dissertation. With [[Adolf Kirchhoff|Kirchhoff]], he collaborated in the publication of ''Die umbrischen Denkmäler'' ([[Umbria]]n memorials, 1849–51). With [[Adalbert Kuhn]], he founded the ''Zeitschrift für vergleichende Sprachforschung'' (1852). In 1852 he moved to [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] to assist [[Max Müller|Friedrich Max Muller]] in preparation of his edition of [[Rigveda]] with [[Sayana|Sāyaṇa's]] commentary.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/sfz1555.html#ndbcontent_portraits|title=Aufrecht, Theodor - Deutsche Biographie|last=Biographie|first=Deutsche|website=www.deutsche-biographie.de|language=de|access-date=2017-11-10}}</ref> He studied at the [[Bodleian Library]] and prepared a catalogue of its collection of Sanskrit manuscripts (''Catalogi codicum manuscriptorum bibl. Bodleianae P. VIII. codices Sanscriticos complectens'', 1859–64). From 1862 until 1875, he was professor at the [[University of Edinburgh]] in [[Scotland]], where he occupied the newly established chair of Sanskrit and comparative philology. There, in 1875, he was granted the degree of [[LL.D.]] | ||
In 1875, Aufrecht was appointed to the chair of indology at the [[University of Bonn]], and remained at that post until 1889. Between 1891 and 1903, he published a three volume alphabetical catalogue of all [[Sanskrit]] manuscript collections known at the time, in a work titled, ''Catalogus Catalogorum''. This was the first such attempt to catalogue all Indian manuscripts, built on Aufrecht's previous catalogues of Sanskrit manuscripts of libraries of [[Trinity College, Cambridge]] (1869),<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_LraKzEDPJNYC|title=A Catalogue of Sanskrit Manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College, Cambridge. By Th. Aufrecht|last=Trinity College (University of Cambridge). Library|last2=Aufrecht|first2=Theodor|date=1869|publisher=Deighton, Bell & Co.: Cambridge; Bell & Daldy: London|others=National Central Library of Florence}}</ref> Florence (1892), Leipzig (1901), and München (1909). Beginning in 1935, the [[University of Madras]] began working on an updated catalogue called the | In 1875, Aufrecht was appointed to the chair of indology at the [[University of Bonn]], and remained at that post until 1889. Between 1891 and 1903, he published a three volume alphabetical catalogue of all [[Sanskrit]] manuscript collections known at the time, in a work titled, ''Catalogus Catalogorum''. This was the first such attempt to catalogue all Indian manuscripts, built on Aufrecht's previous catalogues of Sanskrit manuscripts of libraries of [[Trinity College, Cambridge]] (1869),<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_LraKzEDPJNYC|title=A Catalogue of Sanskrit Manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College, Cambridge. By Th. Aufrecht|last=Trinity College (University of Cambridge). Library|last2=Aufrecht|first2=Theodor|date=1869|publisher=Deighton, Bell & Co.: Cambridge; Bell & Daldy: London|others=National Central Library of Florence}}</ref> Florence (1892), Leipzig (1901), and München (1909). Beginning in 1935, the [[University of Madras]] began working on an updated catalogue called the [[New Catalogus Catalogorum]], which was completed in 2019 with the publication of its 42nd volume. | ||
Aufrecht died in [[Bonn]]. | Aufrecht died in [[Bonn]]. | ||
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Simon Theodor Aufrecht (7 January 1822 – 3 April 1907) was a German Indologist and comparative linguist. He was the first Professor of Sanskrit and Comparative Philology at the University of Edinburgh, and subsequently spent two decades as Professor of Indology at the University of Bonn.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Aufrecht was born in Leschnitz, Prussian Silesia, into a Jewish family;[1] he later adopted Christianity.[2] He was educated at Humboldt-Universität in Berlin, graduating in 1847, in which year he also published a treatise on Sanskrit accent (De Accentu Sancritico,[3] Bonn, 1847), originally his dissertation. With Kirchhoff, he collaborated in the publication of Die umbrischen Denkmäler (Umbrian memorials, 1849–51). With Adalbert Kuhn, he founded the Zeitschrift für vergleichende Sprachforschung (1852). In 1852 he moved to Oxford to assist Friedrich Max Muller in preparation of his edition of Rigveda with Sāyaṇa's commentary.[4] He studied at the Bodleian Library and prepared a catalogue of its collection of Sanskrit manuscripts (Catalogi codicum manuscriptorum bibl. Bodleianae P. VIII. codices Sanscriticos complectens, 1859–64). From 1862 until 1875, he was professor at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, where he occupied the newly established chair of Sanskrit and comparative philology. There, in 1875, he was granted the degree of LL.D.
In 1875, Aufrecht was appointed to the chair of indology at the University of Bonn, and remained at that post until 1889. Between 1891 and 1903, he published a three volume alphabetical catalogue of all Sanskrit manuscript collections known at the time, in a work titled, Catalogus Catalogorum. This was the first such attempt to catalogue all Indian manuscripts, built on Aufrecht's previous catalogues of Sanskrit manuscripts of libraries of Trinity College, Cambridge (1869),[5] Florence (1892), Leipzig (1901), and München (1909). Beginning in 1935, the University of Madras began working on an updated catalogue called the New Catalogus Catalogorum, which was completed in 2019 with the publication of its 42nd volume.
Aufrecht died in Bonn.
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
- De accentu sanscritico, Bonnae: H. B. Konig, 1847.[6]
- Ujjvaladatta's Commentary (from a manuscript in the library of the East India House), 1859.[7]
- Die Hymnen des Rigveda, 2 volumes,1877.[8][9]
- Aitareya Brahmana, 1879.[10]
- Catalogus Catalogorum, 3 volumes, Leipzig, 1891,[11] 1896 and 1903.[12]
Notes[edit | edit source]
 | This article includes a list of general references, but it remains largely unverified because it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (July 2014) |
- ↑ Shlomo Berger, Speaking Jewish - Jewish Speak: Multilingualism in Western Ashkenazic Culture, Peeters Publishers (2003), p. 254
- ↑ "AUFRECHT, Simon Theodor – Persons of Indian Studies by Prof. Dr. Klaus Karttunen". Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ↑ Aufrecht, Theodor (1847). De accentu compositorum sanscriticorum. Robarts - University of Toronto. Bonnae H.B. König.
- ↑ Biographie, Deutsche. "Aufrecht, Theodor - Deutsche Biographie". www.deutsche-biographie.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ↑ Trinity College (University of Cambridge). Library; Aufrecht, Theodor (1869). A Catalogue of Sanskrit Manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College, Cambridge. By Th. Aufrecht. National Central Library of Florence. Deighton, Bell & Co.: Cambridge; Bell & Daldy: London.
- ↑ Ujjvaladatta (1859). Ujjvaladattaʼs commentary on the Unadisutras edited from a manuscript in the Library of the East India House by Theodor Aufrecht (in Hindi). National Central Library of Florence. A. Marcus.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Ujjvaladatta (1859). Ujjvaladattaʼs commentary on the Unadisutras edited from a manuscript in the Library of the East India House by Theodor Aufrecht (in Hindi). National Central Library of Florence. A. Marcus.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Aufrecht, Theodor (1877). Die hymnen des Rigveda. University of Michigan. Bonn, A. Marcus.
- ↑ Aufrecht, Theodor (1877). Die hymnen des Rigveda. Harvard University. Bonn, A. Marcus.
- ↑ Aitareya Brahmana 1879 (in Sanskrit).
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Aufrecht, t (1962). Catalogus Catalogorum An Alphabetical Register Of Sanskrit Works And Authors Part-i.
- ↑ Theodor Aufrecht (1903). Catalogus Catalogorum An Alphabetical Register Of Sanskrit Works And Authors.
References[edit | edit source]
- Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). . Encyclopedia Americana.
- Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
- Kirfel, Willibald, "Aufrecht, Theodor".[1] Deutsche Biographie.
External links[edit | edit source]
- The Bonn School of German Indology (in German)
- ↑ Biographie, Deutsche. "Aufrecht, Theodor - Deutsche Biographie". www.deutsche-biographie.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 10 November 2017.