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Simon Leo Reinisch | |
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 Reinisch in 1874 | |
| Born | October 26, 1832 Osterwitz, Austria |
| Died | December 24, 1919(1919-12-24) (aged 87) Maria Lankowitz, Austria |
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| Known for | Considered the founder of Egyptology and African Studies in Austria[1] |
Simon Leo Reinisch or justLeo Reinisch (26 October 1832 inOsterwitz – 24 December 1919 inMaria Lankowitz) was anAustrianlinguist,Egyptologist,Africanist andprofessor at theUniversity of Vienna.[1][2]
In 1854 Reinisch began studyinghistory,philology,Sanskrit,Hebrew,Arabic andCoptic at theUniversity of Vienna. In 1873, the same university granted him a full professorship inEgyptian antiquity (Ägyptische Altertumskunde), the first chair forEgyptology inAustria.[1] He also worked as the personal secretary to theKaiser inMexico.[2]
16 years after Reinisch's death, theReinischgasse street inVienna-Döbling was named after him.[1]
Reinisch has published collections of texts, grammars and dictionaries on over 20 different languages. These are some of his most important works:[1]
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