Hans Bauer
Hans Bauer · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Semitic philologist who helped decipher the Ugaritic cuneiform alphabet.
1878, Grasmannsdorf, Bavaria, Germany — 1937, Halle, Germany
Germany
Hans Bauer is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Semitic philologist who helped decipher the Ugaritic cuneiform alphabet.
Bauer was a German Semitic philologist and professor at the University of Halle who in 1930 achieved a decisive breakthrough in deciphering the Ugaritic cuneiform alphabet from the Ras Shamra tablets, opening a major new source for the ancient Near East and biblical studies. He is listed among Jews in Linguistics by the Jewish biographical database Jinfo.org; the general biographical record does not clearly document his Jewish identity.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Linguistics
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Semitic philologist who helped decipher the Ugaritic cuneiform alphabet.
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Linguistics
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