Gottfried Hensel
Gottfried Hensel (1687–1765) was a German linguist, working in comparative linguistics. He worked as rector in Hirschberg (Jelenia Góra), Lower Silesia. Hensel is best known for his work Synopsis Universae Philologiae.
Also recorded as Godofredus Henselius
Gottfried Hensel
Gottfried Hensel (mapmaker), Sebastian Dorn (etching) · Synopsis Universae Philologiae [1] [2] [3] immediate source scan at raremaps.com · Public domain
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- 1687
- Nationality
- Habsburg monarchy · Kingdom of Prussia · Poland
- Occupation
- educator · linguist · theologian · philologist · teacher · mathematician
- Fields
- comparative linguistics · Protestant theology · philology · map
- Languages
- Latin · German
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Gottfried Hensel (1687–1765) was a German linguist, working in comparative linguistics. He worked as rector in Hirschberg (Jelenia Góra), Lower Silesia. Hensel is best known for his work Synopsis Universae Philologiae.
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Gottfried Hensel is recorded with the occupation secondary school teacher. Recorded with the occupation Protestant theologian. Recorded as educator, linguist, theologian, philologist and teacher. Career and activity. Recorded position is rector. He worked at Jelenia Góra and Złotoryja.
(Full Title) Asia Polyglotta, Linguarum Genealogiam cum Literis, scribundique Modis exhibens; Europa Polyglotta, Linguarum Genealogiam exhibens, una cum Literis, scribendique modis, omnium gentium; Africa Polyglotta Scribendi Modos Gentium exhibens; America cum Supplementis Polyglottis.
Hensel, Gottfried. · Hensel, Gottfried, Synopsis Universae Philologiae... (Nuremberg: Homann, 1741). Cornell University: Persuasive Cartography, The PJ Mode Collection
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1687
Gottfried Hensel was born on 1 January 1687.
1767
Gottfried Hensel died on 1 January 1767.
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