Franz Karl Movers | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1806-07-17)July 17, 1806 |
| Died | September 28, 1856(1856-09-28) (aged 50) Breslau (nowWrocław) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Münster |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Oriental studies |
| Institutions | University of Breslau |
Franz Karl Movers (July 17, 1806 – September 28, 1856), GermanRoman Catholicdivine andOrientalist.
Movers was born atKoesfeld inWestphalia.[1] He studied theology andOriental languages at theUniversity of Münster, was parish priest at Berkum nearBonn from 1833 to 1839, and professor ofOld Testament theology in the Catholic faculty of theUniversity of Breslau from 1839 to his death.[2]
His elaborate works,Die Phönizier (1841–1850) andPhönizische Texte, erklärt (1845–1847), attained a high reputation.[3] Of his other writings two biblical studies were of some importance, hisKritische Untersuchungen caber die alttestamentliche Chronik (1834), and hisLatin essay on the two recensions of the text ofJeremiah,De utriusque recensionis vaticiniorum Jeremiae ... indole et origine (1837)[2]
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Movers, Franz Karl".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 18 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 947.