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'''Ernst Friedrich Karl Rosenmüller''' (December 10, 1768 – September 17, 1835) was a German [[oriental studies|Orientalist]] and [[theologian]] born in Heßberg, now a part of [[Veilsdorf]] in the [[Hildburghausen (district)|District of Hildburghausen]], [[Thuringia]].
'''Ernst Friedrich Karl Rosenmüller''' (December 10, 1768 – September 17, 1835) was a German [[oriental studies|Orientalist]] and [[theologian]] who was born in Heßberg, which is now a part of [[Veilsdorf]] in the [[Hildburghausen (district)|District of Hildburghausen]], [[Thuringia]].


He was a student at the Universities of [[University of Erlangen|Erlangen]], [[University of Giessen|Giessen]] and [[University of Leipzig|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 studies|Oriental languages]].
Rosenmüller was a student at the Universities of [[University of Erlangen|Erlangen]], [[University of Giessen|Giessen]] and [[University of Leipzig|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 studies|Oriental languages]].


Rosenmüller was the author of a major [[exegesis|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 [[Jewish literature#Poetry|Hebrew poetry]], ''De Sacra Poesi Hebraeorum Praelectiones Academicae'' (1815).
Rosenmüller was the author of a major [[exegesis|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 [[Jewish literature#Poetry|Hebrew poetry]], ''De Sacra Poesi Hebraeorum Praelectiones Academicae'' (1815).

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Ernst Friedrich Karl Rosenmüller (December 10, 1768 – September 17, 1835) was a German Orientalist and theologian who was born in Heßberg, which is now a part of Veilsdorf in the District of Hildburghausen, Thuringia.

Rosenmüller 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).

Selected publications

  • Die Sitten der Beduinen-Araber: mit einem biblisch-zoologischen Anhang des Uebersetzers (The customs of Bedouin Arabs, with Biblical-zoological addendum); (source: Laurent d'Arvieux); (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 archaeology), (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 history), 1830-1831
  • Das biblische Thierreich (The Biblical animal kingdom), (1831)
  • Scholia in Vetus Testamentum (24 parts, 1788-1835)

References

  • [1] biography @ Jewish Encyclopedia
  • Parts of this article are based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.

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