Oscar Eduardovich Lemm
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Oscar Eduardovich Lemm Egyptologist
and Coptologist
, one of the best Russian researchers of Coptic writings.
and the University of Leipzig
(1877-1882).
Since 1883 he worked as the curator of the Asiatic Museum, the cradle and centre of Coptology in Russia at that time, of the Imperial Academy of Sciences.
In 1883 Lemm, as a Coptologist, gave a speech about Coptic manuscripts housed at the Imperial Library in Petersburg, at the VI International Congress of Orientalists in Leiden.
In 1886 Lemm was invited to teach students elective disciplines on the subject of Egyptology at the University of St. Petersburg. In 1893 he finished his academic work because of lack of students. In 1896 he left university.
In 1890 Lemm published the text of the Codex Copticus Tischendorfianus I
, an important work in the area of Coptic literature and textual criticism of the New Testament
. He published also Codex Copticus Tischendorfianus III.
In 1899 he published fragments of a legend about Cyprian Antiocheian from a Parisian manuscript (BnF, Cod. Copt. Parisinus 12915, foll. 1r-10v) and two fragments from the Epistle of Athanasius of Alexandria
- the Neapolitan manuscripts (Cod. Borianus CCXLIX-CCL). In 1900 Lemm published another Coptic manuscript housed in the National Library of France (Cod. Copt. Parisinus 12918, foll. 141-150), containing a fragment traditionally attributed to Dionysius the Areopagite
.
In 1906 he became the corresponding member of the Imperial Academy of Sciences.
Lemm was the first Russian scholar, due to his work in Russian Coptology, to receive worldwide recognition.
Egyptology
Egyptology is the study of ancient Egyptian history, language, literature, religion, and art from the 5th millennium BC until the end of its native religious practices in the AD 4th century. A practitioner of the discipline is an “Egyptologist”...
and Coptologist
Coptology
Coptology is most commonly defined as the science of Coptic studies, the study of Coptic language and literature.-Origin:The European interest in Coptology may have started as early as the 15th century AD. The term was used in 1976 when the First International Congress of Coptology was held in...
, one of the best Russian researchers of Coptic writings.
Life
Lemm had studied at the Tsarskoye Selo LyceumTsarskoye Selo Lyceum
The Imperial Lyceum in Tsarskoye Selo near Saint Petersburg also known historically as the Imperial Alexander Lyceum after its founder the Emperor Alexander I with the object of educating youths of the best families, who should afterwards occupy important posts in the Imperial service.Its...
and 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...
(1877-1882).
Since 1883 he worked as the curator of the Asiatic Museum, the cradle and centre of Coptology in Russia at that time, of the Imperial Academy of Sciences.
In 1883 Lemm, as a Coptologist, gave a speech about Coptic manuscripts housed at the Imperial Library in Petersburg, at the VI International Congress of Orientalists in Leiden.
In 1886 Lemm was invited to teach students elective disciplines on the subject of Egyptology at the University of St. Petersburg. In 1893 he finished his academic work because of lack of students. In 1896 he left university.
In 1890 Lemm published the text of the Codex Copticus Tischendorfianus I
Codex Copticus Tischendorfianus I
Codex Copticus Tischendorfianus I, is a Coptic uncial manuscript of the four Gospels, dated palaeographically to the 10th or 11th century. Originally it contained the text of the four Gospels. It is written in Sahidic dialect of Coptic language. It is classified on the list of Coptic manuscripts of...
, an important work in the area of Coptic literature and textual criticism of the New Testament
New Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
. He published also Codex Copticus Tischendorfianus III.
In 1899 he published fragments of a legend about Cyprian Antiocheian from a Parisian manuscript (BnF, Cod. Copt. Parisinus 12915, foll. 1r-10v) and two fragments from the Epistle of Athanasius of Alexandria
Athanasius of Alexandria
Athanasius of Alexandria [b. ca. – d. 2 May 373] is also given the titles St. Athanasius the Great, St. Athanasius I of Alexandria, St Athanasius the Confessor and St Athanasius the Apostolic. He was the 20th bishop of Alexandria. His long episcopate lasted 45 years Athanasius of Alexandria [b....
- the Neapolitan manuscripts (Cod. Borianus CCXLIX-CCL). In 1900 Lemm published another Coptic manuscript housed in the National Library of France (Cod. Copt. Parisinus 12918, foll. 141-150), containing a fragment traditionally attributed to Dionysius the Areopagite
Dionysius the Areopagite
Dionysius the Areopagite was a judge of the Areopagus who, as related in the Acts of the Apostles, , was converted to Christianity by the preaching of the Apostle Paul during the Areopagus sermon...
.
In 1906 he became the corresponding member of the Imperial Academy of Sciences.
Lemm was the first Russian scholar, due to his work in Russian Coptology, to receive worldwide recognition.
Works
- "Studien zum Ritaulbuche des Ammondienstes" (dissertation, Leipzig, 1882);
- "Das Ritualbuch des Ammondienstes" (Leipzig, 1882);
- "Aegypt. Lesestucke" (1882);
- "Коптская легенда о нахождении Гроба Господня" ("Записки Восточного Отделения Императорского Русского Археологического Общества", IV, 1889);
- "Alexanderroman bie d. Kopten" (Petersburg., 1903);
- "Das Triadon: ein sahidisches Gedicht mit arabischer Übersetzung" (1903);
- "Iberica" ("Записки Императорской Академии Наук", VII, 1906);
- "Koptische Martyreracten" ("Записки Императорской Академии Наук", XII, 1913);
- "Kleine Kopt. Studien";
- "Koptische Miscellen".