Simon Leo Reinisch or just Leo Reinisch (26 October 1832 in Osterwitz – 24 December 1919 in Maria Lankowitz) was an Austrian

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, Africanist and

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.Leo Reinisch's biography (University of Vienna)
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Biography

In 1854 Reinisch began studying

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and Coptic at the

. In 1873, the same university granted him a full professorship in Egyptian antiquity (''Ägyptische Altertumskunde''), the first chair for

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. He also worked as the personal secretary to the

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Legacy

16 years after Reinisch's death, the Reinischgasse street in Vienna-Döbling was named after him.

Publications

Reinisch has published collections of texts, grammars and dictionaries on over 20 different languages. These are some of his most important works: *''Die ägyptischen Denkmäler in Miramar'', 1865. (co-written with E. Robert Roesler) *''Die zweisprachige Inschrift von Tanis'', 1866. (co-written with E. Robert Roesler) *''Der einheitliche Ursprung der Sprachen in der Alten Welt'', 1873. *''Ägyptische Chrestomathie'', 2 volumes, 1873/75. *''Die Barea-Sprache'', 1874. *''Die Sprachen von Nordost-Afrika'', 3 volumes, 1874–1879. *''Die Sprache der Irob-Saho in Abessinien'', 1878. *''Die

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-Sprache'', 2 volumes, 1879. *''Die Afar-Sprache'', 3 volumes, 1886–1887. *''Die Bilin-Sprache'', 2 volumes, 1887. *''Die Kafa-Sprache in Nordost-Afrika'', 2 volumes, 1888. *''Das Zahlwort vier und neun in den Chamitisch-Semitischen Sprachen'', 1890. *''Die Saho-Sprache'', 2 volumes, 1890. *''Die Bedauye-Sprache in Nordost-Afrika'', 3 volumes, 1893–1895.. *''Die Somali-Sprache'', 2 volumes, 1900/02. *''Das persönliche Fürwort und die Verbalflexion in den Chamito-Semitischen Sprachen'', 1909. *''Die sprachliche Stellung des Nuba'', 1911.

Gallery

LSR mit 1. Frau Luise, 1887.jpg, Reinisch with his first wife Luise, 1887 LSR mit Diener Jusuf (ehemaliger Slave).jpg, Reinisch with his servant Jusuf LSR (re) mit Robert Roesler (li) Kairo 15. 1. 1866.jpg, Reinisch (on the right) with Robert Roesler Leo Simon Reinisch mit Hund.jpg, Reinisch with a dog Leo Reinisch Handschriftliche Studien zu Hieroglyphen.jpg, Reinisch's Handwritten studies on hieroglyphs Leo Reinisch Handschriftliche Studien zu Hieroglyphen in einem ägyptischen Königsgrab 1.jpg, Reinisch's handwritten studies on hieroglyphs in an Egyptian royal tomb 1 Leo Reinisch Handschriftliche Studien zu Hieroglyphen in einem ägyptischen Königsgrab 2.jpg, Reinisch's handwritten studies on hieroglyphs in an Egyptian royal tomb 2 LSR Grabtafel Maria Lankowitz.JPG, Reinisch's gravestone on the church wall of Maria Lankowitz Leo Simon Reinisch Ehrenmedaille Vorderseite.JPG, Reinisch's Medal of Honor for his 70th birthday (from the Academy of Sciences (front) Leo Reinisch 1878.jpg, Reinisch in 1878

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Reinisch, Leo 1832 births 1919 deaths People from Styria Austrian Egyptologists Linguists from Austria Austrian Africanists Academic staff of the University of Vienna University of Vienna alumni