Georg Sauerwein , other options are also used - Juro Zurovin , Jurgis Zauervainas (pseudonym - Girenas ) ( German: Georg Sauerwein , V.-puddle. Juro Surowin , lit. Jurgis Zauerveinas, Girėnas , January 25, 1831 , Hanover , Germany - December 16 1904 , Oslo , Norway ) - German philosopher, polyglot, cultural and public figure, translator, publicist and poet.
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| Date of Birth | January 25, 1831 |
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| Date of death | December 16, 1904 (73 years old) |
| Place of death | Oslo |
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Biography
Born January 25, 1831 in the family of a Lutheran priest. Since 1841 he studied at a secondary school in Gronau , where his father was the head of the local Lutheran parish. He studied linguistics and philosophy at the University of Gottingen . He also studied physics, chemistry and botany. Three years later, he interrupted his studies and moved to the UK, where he began to study languages. In 1855, at the age of 24, he published an English-Turkish dictionary. Since 1857, he was a private teacher of the princess, the future writer and Queen of Romania, Elizabeth von Neuwied. From 1856 to 1896 he worked as a volunteer translator in the British Bible Society. He was engaged in the translation of the Bible into various languages and dialects. In 1873 he received a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Gottingen. Since 1874 he lived in Norway, where he popularized the Norwegian language . In 1885 he published a collection of poems in Norwegian Frie Viso ifraa Vigguin (Free Songs from the Mountains).
He wrote in 30 languages, spoke 62 languages, and knew about 200 languages and dialects to varying degrees. He spoke out in defense of the national and cultural rights of Armenians , Poles , Bulgarians , Finns and Luzhans . In 1877 he wrote a collection of poems “Serbske stucki” in the Upper Luzhitsky language.
In 1875 he lived in Klaipeda, where he studied the Lithuanian language . Together with Lithuanian public figures, he advocated for the rights of the Lithuanian language in East Prussia. He founded in Tilsit the Lithuanian Literary Society (Lietuvių literatūros draugija), whose members were well-known European linguists, in particular Adalbert Bezenberger, Philippe Fortunatov , Eduardas Gizyavijus, Jan Karlovich, Ivan Baudouin de Courtenay and Georg Nesselman . He wrote the song “Lietuviais esame mes gimę” (Lithuanians we were born) in Lithuanian, which became the anthem of local Lithuanians in East Prussia. In 1883, he translated an excerpt from Hamlet into Lithuanian. In 1879 and 1881 he participated in the elections for deputies of the Prussian Landtag as a representative of the Lithuanian national minority. In 1898, he tried to become a deputy from Tilsit-Ragnit County.
He was a member of the European Union of Pacifists. In 1898 he published a collection of poems on pacifist themes in German and French .
He died on December 16, 1904 in Oslo. He was buried in the Leder cemetery in the city of Gronau.
Compositions
- A Pocket Dictionary of the English and Turkish Languages . Williams & Norgate, London 1855
- Serbske stucki . Monse, Budyšin 1877
- Spreewälder Kaiserlied, welches die Jungfrauen-Deputation aus dem Spreewalde Ihrer Majestät der Kaiserin von Deutschland und die Königin vom Preussen und Seiner Kaiserlichen Hoheit dem Kronprinzen des Deutschen Reiches in Berlin überreichte . Schmaler, Bautzen 1878
- Wélgi zescźonemu a lubemu Kněsoju Janoju Postoju ... na Jogo rědny 50lětny Sswěźeń . Schischeź Ssmoleréjz knigłyschischeźaŕńe, Budyschyŕe 1884
- Frie Viso ifraa Vigguin sungje i Nørdre-Gudbrandsdalsk Dølamaal . Cammermeyer, Kristiania 1885
- Die Littauische Frage einiger Zeitungen mit einer deutschen und littauischen Antwort . Voska, Tilsit 1888
- Le Livre des Salutations adressées aux Nations Orientales et Occidentales composé pour le VIIIième Congrès des Orientalistes qui se réunira à Stockholm en 1889 . Drugulin, Leipzig 1888
- Au dernier Moment. Postscriptum du Livre des Salutations adressé au Congrès des Orientalistes . Drugulin, Leipzig 1889
- West-östliches Stammbuch. Zu Mirza Schaffy's siebzigstem Geburtstage 22. April 1889 . Drugulin, Leipzig 1889
- Immanuel Kant und Ludwig Windthorst in Bezug auf angemessene Behandlung und angemessenen Unterricht eines fremdsprachigen Volks und die schulseitige Bekämpfung des Socialismus . Tønsbergs Bogtrykkeri, Christiania 1891
- Ueber einige Verirrungen und Mißgriffe neuester Cultur. Ein Hülferuf zu Gunsten vieler armen Kinder und Eltern an die große deutsche Nation . Mauderode, Christiania, Omtvedt und Tilsit 1891
- Grenzwächters Sonette über Reden und Schweigen . [Ohne Verlag], [Ohne Ort] 1893
- Im Tode das Leben. Gedicht aus dem Trauermonat März 1864 . [Ohne Verlag], [Ohne Ort] 1894
- Ueber littauisches Volksthum und littauische Volkstracht. Culturgeschichtliches Gespräch zwischen den Herren Germanus und Lithuanus, veranlaßt durch die Minzloff'schen Littauer-Photographien und zur Erläuterung derselben . Mauderode, Tilsit 1894
- Drei patriotische Reden aus dem schönen Jahre 1871, gehalten an Kaisers Geburtstag, am Friedensfest und beim Einzug der Krieger zu Gronau ad Leine . Gerstenberg, Hildesheim 1896
- Skyrimo Draugystės Vyriausybė. Mielieji skyrėjai lietuvininkai . [Ohne Verlag], Tilsit 1898
- From Árya to Eire, from Mánu to Man. The Queen Victoria Birth-Day Polyglot Peace Album. The Nations' Undiplomatic Concert of Languages. Polyglot Peace Album in Memory of the 80th Birth-Day of Her Majesty Queen Victoria Empress of India Jaitrigrantha . Drugulin, Leipzig 1899
- Sprogstudier og skaldskab i fredssagens tjeneste . (Foredrag af dr. G. Sauerwein i fredsforeningen paa Nobeldagen.) Cammermeyer, Christiania 1903
- Laetare. A Congratulation to Kymdeithas on the occasion of her first centenary as being also the most genuine missionary society, the most promising peace society and the greatest linguist in the world by Pacificus . Aktie-Trykkeriet, Kristiania 1904
Notes
- ↑ German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 118605828 // General Normative Control (GND) - 2012—2016.
Literature
- Gugnin A. A., An Introduction to the History of Serboluzhitsky Literature and Literature from the Sources to the Present, Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Slavic Studies and Balkan Studies, Scientific Center of Slavic-German Relations, M., 1997, p. 121, 192, ISBN 5-7576 -0063-2
- Jonas Basanavičius, “Medega d-ro Jurgio Sauerweino biografijai”, Valstybės žinios 2001, ISBN 9986-18-094-5
- Frido Mětšk, Juro Surowin: Wšyknym by kśĕl tołmacyś. Wuběrk basnjow . Domowina, Budyšyn 1975
- Frido Mětšk, uro Surowin: Sol zemje. Wuběrk proze . Domowina, Budyšyn 1978
- Domas Kaunas, Nemunyciai. Kaip azuols druts prie Nemunelio . Vilnius 1986, S. 99-217
- Kito Lorenc, 'Serbska poezija 29: Juro Surowin . Ludowe Nak. Domowina, Budyšyn 1991
- Alfred Franzkeit, Jokubas Skliutauskas, Sauerwein-Gedichte. Aus der Sammlung durch Dr. Jonas Basanavičius, 1922 . Melina Verlag, Ratingen 1993
- Korla Awgust Kocor, Norwegische Lieder. Für Gesang und Klavier . ENA Musikverlag, Litschen 1995
- [an Torgeir Lindsøe, Frie Viso ifraa Vigguin sungje i Nørdre-Gudbrandsdalsk Dølamaal . [Ohne Verlag], Dovre 2006
Links
- Site about George Sauerwein (German)