Heymann Steinthal
Heymann Steinthal · Philosophy & Social Sciences
German linguist who founded the psychological study of language (Völkerpsychologie).
1823, Gröbzig, Germany — 1899, Berlin, Germany
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Heymann Steinthal is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — German linguist who founded the psychological study of language (Völkerpsychologie).
Steinthal was a German linguist and philosopher who, with Moritz Lazarus, founded 'Völkerpsychologie', the psychological study of language and culture, drawing on Wilhelm von Humboldt's linguistics. Born to a Jewish family in Gröbzig, he also taught at the Berlin college for Jewish studies (Hochschule für die Wissenschaft des Judentums).
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German linguist who founded the psychological study of language (Völkerpsychologie).
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Linguistics
