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'''Benno Landsberger''' (21 April 1890 – 26 April 1968) was a German [[Assyriology|Assyriologist]].
'''Benno Landsberger''' (21 April 1890 – 26 April 1968) was a German [[Assyriology|Assyriologist]].


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
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He was born on 21 April 1890 in Friedek, then part of [[Austrian Silesia]], and from 1908 studied Oriental Studies at [[Leipzig]]. Amongst his teachers were [[August Fischer]] in [[Arabic]] and [[Heinrich Zimmern]] in [[Assyriology]]. In 1914 Landsberger joined the [[Austro-Hungarian Army]], where he fought with distinction on the [[Eastern Front (World War I)|Eastern Front]], winning a golden Distinguished Service Cross. He returned to Leipzig after the war and was appointed to the position of 'extraordinary professor" in 1926. In 1928 he was appointed successor to [[Peter Jensen (Orientalist)|Peter Jensen]] at [[University of Marburg|Marburg]], but returned to Leipzig in 1929 as Zimmern's successor.
He was born on 21 April 1890 in Friedek, then part of [[Austrian Silesia]], and from 1908 studied Oriental Studies at [[Leipzig]]. Amongst his teachers were [[August Fischer]] in [[Arabic]] and [[Heinrich Zimmern]] in [[Assyriology]].

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In 1914, Landsberger joined the [[Austro-Hungarian Army]], where he fought with distinction on the [[Eastern Front (World War I)|Eastern Front]], winning a golden Distinguished Service Cross. He returned to Leipzig after the war and was appointed to the position of 'extraordinary professor" in 1926. In 1928, he was appointed successor to [[Peter Jensen (Orientalist)|Peter Jensen]] at [[University of Marburg|Marburg]], but returned to Leipzig in 1929 as Zimmern's successor.


== Later career ==
== Later career ==
Landsberger was dismissed as a result of the Nazi-era [[Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service]] which excluded [[Jews]] from government employment. Landsberger accepted a post at the new Turkish University of Ankara, working especially in the area of languages, history and geography. After 1945 he was appointed to the [[University of Chicago Oriental Institute|Oriental Institute]] of the [[University of Chicago]], where he worked until 1955. During this period he became a naturalized American citizen. He was elected to the [[American Philosophical Society]] in 1959.<ref>{{Cite web |title=APS Member History |url=https://search.amphilsoc.org/memhist/search?creator=Benno+Landsberger&title=&subject=&subdiv=&mem=&year=&year-max=&dead=&keyword=&smode=advanced |access-date=2022-12-08 |website=search.amphilsoc.org}}</ref>
Landsberger was dismissed as a result of the Nazi-era [[Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service]] which excluded [[Jews]] from government employment. Landsberger accepted a post at the new Turkish University of Ankara, working especially in the area of languages, history and geography. After 1945 he was appointed to the [[University of Chicago Oriental Institute|Oriental Institute]] of the [[University of Chicago]], where he worked until 1955. During this period he became a naturalized American citizen. He was elected to the [[American Philosophical Society]] in 1959.<ref>{{Cite web |title=APS Member History |url=https://search.amphilsoc.org/memhist/search?creator=Benno+Landsberger&title=&subject=&subdiv=&mem=&year=&year-max=&dead=&keyword=&smode=advanced |access-date=2022-12-08 |website=search.amphilsoc.org}}</ref>

Landsberger was an eminent and groundbreaking scholar, editing many important lexical texts and conducting fundamental linguistic studies. He passed on a Germanic academic tradition that continues today in many countries via his students.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}} He was also known for particularly black humor and a love of cigars and beer.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}


== Works ==
== Works ==
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==Sources==
* https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/gnd116681888.html#ndbcontent
* [https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/gnd116681888.html#ndbcontent Profile], deutsche-biographie.de. Accessed 13 February 2024. (in German)

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Latest revision as of 08:02, 13 September 2024

Benno Landsberger
Born(1890-04-21)21 April 1890
Friedek, Austrian Silesia
Died26 April 1968(1968-04-26) (aged 78)
Chicago, Illinois
Scientific career
FieldsAssyriology
Doctoral studentsErica Reiner

Benno Landsberger (21 April 1890 – 26 April 1968) was a German Assyriologist.

Early life and education

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He was born on 21 April 1890 in Friedek, then part of Austrian Silesia, and from 1908 studied Oriental Studies at Leipzig. Amongst his teachers were August Fischer in Arabic and Heinrich Zimmern in Assyriology.

In 1914, Landsberger joined the Austro-Hungarian Army, where he fought with distinction on the Eastern Front, winning a golden Distinguished Service Cross. He returned to Leipzig after the war and was appointed to the position of 'extraordinary professor" in 1926. In 1928, he was appointed successor to Peter Jensen at Marburg, but returned to Leipzig in 1929 as Zimmern's successor.

Later career

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Landsberger was dismissed as a result of the Nazi-era Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service which excluded Jews from government employment. Landsberger accepted a post at the new Turkish University of Ankara, working especially in the area of languages, history and geography. After 1945 he was appointed to the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, where he worked until 1955. During this period he became a naturalized American citizen. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1959.[1]

Works

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  • The ritual calendar of Babylonia and Assyria Leipzig 1914 (thesis) Leipzig Semitic Studies Bd 6, H, 1 February 1915
  • "Der 'Ventiv' des Akkadischen" Zeitschrift für Assyriologie 35: 113–23 1924
  • Über die Völker Vorderasiens im dritten Jahrtausend Zeitschrift für Assyriologie 35: 213–44 1924
  • Assyrische Handelskolonien in Kleinasien aus dem dritten Jahrtausend (Assyrian Commercial Colonies in Asia Minor from the Third Millennium) Leipzig 1925 (Der Alte Orient, Bd. 24. H. 4)
  • Materialen zum sumerischen Lexikon (Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon, ed. with others) Rome 1937-
  • The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (ed. with others) Chicago 1956-

References

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  1. ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 8 December 2022.

Sources

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  • Profile, deutsche-biographie.de. Accessed 13 February 2024. (in German)
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