Adolf Tobler
Adolf Tobler (24 May 1835 – 18 March 1910) was a Swiss-German linguist and a philologist. Adolf Tobler was born in Hirzel in Zürich, Switzerland, he was a brother to linguist Ludwig Tobler (1827–1895). Tobler died in Berlin, Germany.
Adolf Tobler
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- Name
- Adolf Tobler
- Born
- 24 May 1835
- Birthplace
- Hirzel, Zürich, Switzerland
- Died
- 18 March 1910
- Place of death
- Berlin, Germany
- Nationality
- Switzerland · Kingdom of Prussia
- Occupation
- linguist · philologist · university teacher · romanist · writer
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• Name — Adolf Tobler • Born — 24 May 1835 • Birthplace — Hirzel, Zürich, Switzerland • Died — 18 March 1910 • Place of death — Berlin, Germany • Relatives — Ludwig Tobler (brother)
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Adolf Tobler (1835 – 18 March 1910) is described as a Romance scholar and university teacher in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. The birth of Adolf Tobler is recorded in 1835, and the death on 18 March 1910. Adolf Tobler was born in Hirzel, Switzerland, according to the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Adolf Tobler died in Berlin, Germany, according to the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Education and work-life
Education and work-life
He studied Romance philology at the universities of Zürich and Bonn, receiving his doctorate in 1857. At Bonn, he was influenced by the teachings of Friedrich Christian Diez and Nicolaus Delius. After graduation, he worked as a schoolteacher at the Solothurn cantonal school, and then at the gymnasium in Bern. In 1867, he relocated to the University of Berlin, where, from 1871 up until his death, he held the chair of Romance philology. In 1890–91, he served as the university rector. The "Tobler-Mussafia law", a grammatical rule applicable to Romance languages, is named after Tobler and the Austrian philologist Adolf Mussafia.
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Place of activity recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek: Berlin.
Career and activity
Career and activity
He was employed by Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. He belonged to Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, Royal Society of Arts and Sciences in Gothenburg, Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Academy of Sciences of Turin and Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres.
Salomon Tobler 1794-1875 mit Sohn Adolf Tobler, Ölbild von Ed. Steiner, Museum Winterthur
Ölbild von Ed. Steiner, Museum Winterthur · Die Familie Tobler von Zürich / 1626-1926. Eine historische Studie verfasst von Werner Ganz. Als Manuskript gedruckt / Zürich 1928. Tafel XIV Salomon Tobler 1794-1875 mit seinem Sohne Adolf, Ölbild v
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1835
Adolf Tobler was born in 1835.
1910
Adolf Tobler died at Berlin.
Published works
Among his better-written efforts was the five-volume Vermischte Beiträge zur französischen Grammatik ("Miscellaneous contributions to French grammar";1886–1912). His creation of an Old French dictionary was unfinished at the time of his death, being posthumously edited and published by Erhard Lommatzsch ("Tobler-Lommatzsch", Altfranzösisches Wörterbuch; 11 volumes). Other noted works by Tobler include: • Gedichte von Jehan de Condet nach der casanatensischen Handschrift, 1860 – Poems by Jean de Condé according to the Casanatensian manuscript. • Aus der Chanson de geste von Auberi nach einer vaticanischen Handschrift, 1870 – From the Chanson de geste of Auberi, according to a Vatican manuscript. • Li dis dou vrai aniel. Die Parabel von dem ächten Ringe, Französische Dichtung des dreizehnten Jahrhunderts, 1871 – Li dis dou vrai aniel. The parable of the true ring, French poetry of the 13th century. • Vom französischen Versbau alter und neuer Zeit. Zusammenstellung der Anfangsgründe, 1880 – On French versification of old and modern times.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q13245: Adolf Tobler
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- “Adolf Tobler”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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scholarly publication
- Tobler, Adolf (1835–1910), Encyclopedia of Language & Linguistics, 2006
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2006
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- 1.Die kleine Enzyklopädie, Encyclios-Verlag, Zürich, 1950, Band 2, Seite 762.
- 2.StA Charlottenburg I, Sterbeurkunde Nr. 170/1910
- 3.Ingrid Bigler-Marschall. 2012-01-24. 2019-06-13.
- 4.Mitglieder – historisch: Adolf Tobler.
- 5.I Soci del passato: Adolf Tobler.
- 6.Mitglieder seit 1663.
- 7.Professor Adolf Tobler †. In: Berliner Tageblatt, 18. März 1910, Abend-Ausgabe, S. 2–3.
- 8.Hans-Jürgen Mende: Lexikon Berliner Begräbnisstätten. Pharus-Plan, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-86514-206-1, S. 481.
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Formation and teaching. Tobler studied at University of Bonn and University of Zurich. The record notes the qualification doctorate. He trained under Friedrich Christian Diez and Nicolaus Delius.
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