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Jacob Barth

Who

Jacob Barth · Philosophy & Social Sciences

What

German Semitic philologist known for studies of comparative Semitic grammar.

When

1851, Flehingen, Baden, Germany — 1914, Berlin, Germany

Where

Germany

Biography

Jacob Barth is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — German Semitic philologist known for studies of comparative Semitic grammar.

How & why

Jacob Barth was a German Semitic philologist whose comparative studies of noun formation and pronominal systems shaped modern Semitic linguistics. An observant Jew, he taught at the Hildesheimer Rabbinical Seminary in Berlin and married the daughter of Rabbi Esriel Hildesheimer; his Jewish identity is well documented.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Linguistics

Contributions & Sources

German Semitic philologist known for studies of comparative Semitic grammar.

1851

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Linguistics