August Conrady
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August Conrady was a German Sinologist
and linguist. From 1897 he was professor at the University of Leipzig
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Conrady first studied classical philology, comparative linguistics and Sanskrit; he went on Tibetan, and then Chinese. He put forward his research findings in 1896 on the relationship between the prefix and tones in the Sino-Tibetan languages
, in the work Eine Indo-Chinesische causative-Denominativ-Bildung und ihr Zusammenhang mit den Tonaccenten (1896).
He became extraordinary professor of Sinology in Leipzig in 1896, that had among its students as future Sinologist leaders Gustav Haloun, Otto Maenchen-helfen, Lin Yutang
, Bruno Schindler and his nephew and successor in Leipzig, Eduard Erkes. In 1916 he put forward the theory of an original relationship between Austric and Sino-Tibetan languages. He became a full professor of Sinology in 1920. Materials from the Dane Kurt Wulff concluded partially in Conrady's development of the theory, and Wulff continued Conrady's work in this field.
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and linguist. From 1897 he was professor at the University of Leipzig
University of Leipzig
The University of Leipzig , located in Leipzig in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, is one of the oldest universities in the world and the second-oldest university in Germany...
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Conrady first studied classical philology, comparative linguistics and Sanskrit; he went on Tibetan, and then Chinese. He put forward his research findings in 1896 on the relationship between the prefix and tones in the Sino-Tibetan languages
Sino-Tibetan languages
The Sino-Tibetan languages are a language family comprising, at least, the Chinese and the Tibeto-Burman languages, including some 250 languages of East Asia, Southeast Asia and parts of South Asia. They are second only to the Indo-European languages in terms of the number of native speakers...
, in the work Eine Indo-Chinesische causative-Denominativ-Bildung und ihr Zusammenhang mit den Tonaccenten (1896).
He became extraordinary professor of Sinology in Leipzig in 1896, that had among its students as future Sinologist leaders Gustav Haloun, Otto Maenchen-helfen, Lin Yutang
Lin Yutang
Lin Yutang was a Chinese writer and inventor. His informal but polished style in both Chinese and English made him one of the most influential writers of his generation, and his compilations and translations of classic Chinese texts into English were bestsellers in the West.-Youth:Lin was born in...
, Bruno Schindler and his nephew and successor in Leipzig, Eduard Erkes. In 1916 he put forward the theory of an original relationship between Austric and Sino-Tibetan languages. He became a full professor of Sinology in 1920. Materials from the Dane Kurt Wulff concluded partially in Conrady's development of the theory, and Wulff continued Conrady's work in this field.
Works (selected)
- 1891: Das Newâri: Grammatik und Sprachproben
- 1891: Fünfzehn Blätter einer nepalesischen Palmblatt-Handschrift des Nārada, Diss.
- 1891: Das Hariçcandranṛityam. Ein altnepalesisches Tanzspiel
- 1893: Die Geschichte der Siamesen
- 1896: Eine Indo-Chinesische causative-Denominativ-Bildung und ihr Zusammenhang mit den Tonaccenten
- 1905: Acht Monate in Peking. Eindrücke und Studien aus der Zeit der chinesischen Wirren
- 1920: Die chinesischen Handschriften- und sonstigen Kleinfunde Sven Hedins in Lou-Lan (with Karl Himly & Sven Hedin)