Ernst Friedrich Kärcher
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Ernst Friedrich Kärcher was a German educator and philologist who was a native of Ichenheim
, a village in Baden-Württemberg
. He is remembered as author of numerous Latin dictionaries.
He studied theology
and classical languages at the University of Heidelberg, and subsequently worked for several years as a tutor. In 1815 he became a teacher at the Pädagogium in Durlach
, and in 1820 was an instructor at the Lyceum
Karlsruhe
, where he taught classes until his death in 1855. In 1836 he was given the title of Oberstudienrath. Among his better known publications are the following:
Kärcherstraße, a street in the Mühlburg
district of Karlsruhe is named in his honor.
Neuried
Neuried is a municipality in the district of Ortenau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....
, a village in Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...
. He is remembered as author of numerous Latin dictionaries.
He studied theology
Theology
Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
and classical languages at the University of Heidelberg, and subsequently worked for several years as a tutor. In 1815 he became a teacher at the Pädagogium in Durlach
Durlach
Durlach is a borough of the German city of Karlsruhe with a population of roughly 30,000.-History:Durlach was bestowed by emperor Frederick II on the margrave Hermann V of Zähringen as an allodial possession, but afterwards came into the hands of Rudolph of Habsburg.It was chosen by the margrave...
, and in 1820 was an instructor at the Lyceum
Lyceum
The lyceum is a category of educational institution defined within the education system of many countries, mainly in Europe. The definition varies between countries; usually it is a type of secondary school.-History:...
Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe
The City of Karlsruhe is a city in the southwest of Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border.Karlsruhe was founded in 1715 as Karlsruhe Palace, when Germany was a series of principalities and city states...
, where he taught classes until his death in 1855. In 1836 he was given the title of Oberstudienrath. Among his better known publications are the following:
- Schulwörterbuch der lateinischen Sprache in etymologischer Ordnung (School Dictionary of the Latin Language in EtymologicalEtymologyEtymology is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time.For languages with a long written history, etymologists make use of texts in these languages and texts about the languages to gather knowledge about how words were used during...
Order); 1824, 2nd edition- 1826. - Kleines deutsch-lateinisches Wörterbuch für Anfänger (Small German-Latin dictionary for Beginners), 1824
- De Optima Latini Lexici Condendi Ratione, 1826
- Lateinisch-deutsches und deutsch-lateinisches Schulwörterbuch (Latin-German and German-Latin School Dictionary), 1826
- Ad sollemnia divi Caroli Friderici saecularia, 1828
- Kleineres Wörterbuch der lateinischen Sprache in ethymologischer Ordnung (Smaller Dictionary of the Latin Language in Etymological Order), 1831
- Über die Einrichtung eines etymologischen Schulwörterbuchs der französischen Sprache, für die Gelehrtenschulen (On the Establishment of a School Etymological Dictionary of the French LanguageFrench languageFrench is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
), 1838 - Deutsch-lateinisches Wörterbuch für Gymnasien (German-Latin Dictionary for High Schools), 1840
- Handwörterbuch der lateinischen Sprache (Hand Dictionary of the Latin Language), 1842
- Das obsolete Zeitwort Quio und seine Familie, 1842
- Nachträge zu Forcellini's lateinischem Lexicon (Addenda to ForcelliniEgidio ForcelliniEgidio Forcellini , Italian philologist, was born at Fener in the district of Treviso and belonged to a very poor family.He went to the seminary at Padua in 1704, studied under Facciolati, and in due course attained the priesthood. From 1724 to 1730 he held the office of rector of the seminary at...
's Latin LexiconLexiconIn linguistics, the lexicon of a language is its vocabulary, including its words and expressions. A lexicon is also a synonym of the word thesaurus. More formally, it is a language's inventory of lexemes. Coined in English 1603, the word "lexicon" derives from the Greek "λεξικόν" , neut...
), 1854 - Reden, bei der Feier des vierzigjährigen Dienstjubiläums des Herrn Geh. Hofraths und Lyceums-Directors Dr. E. Kärcher gehalten 1855
Kärcherstraße, a street in the Mühlburg
Mühlburg
Mühlburg, formerly a town on its own right, is a borough located in the West of Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.The name Mühlburg could be translated as Mill-castle and refers to a water mill and a water castle located at the site where a Roman road once crossed the small river...
district of Karlsruhe is named in his honor.