Mark Lidzbarski
Mark Lidzbarski
Born(1868-01-07)January 7, 1868
DiedNovember 13, 1928(1928-11-13) (aged 60)

Mark Lidzbarski (born Abraham Mordechai Lidzbarski, Płock, Russian Empire, 7 January 1868 – Göttingen, 13 November 1928) was a Polish philologist, Semiticist and translator of Mandaean texts.

Early life and education

Lidzbarski was born in Russian Poland to a Hasidic Eastern Jewish family, and from 1889 to 1892 studied Semitic philology in Berlin. There he converted to evangelical Christianity and changed his first name to "Mark". In February 1896, he received his doctorate in Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Kiel.

Career

In 1907, he succeeded William Ahlwardt as professor at the University of Greifswald, and in 1917, became professor in Göttingen as successor to Enno Littmann. From 1912, he was a corresponding member, and in 1918, a full member of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences.

Lidzbarski Prize

The Lidzbarski Gold Medal for Semitic Philology is awarded annually by the German Oriental Society for work in Semitic studies and named after Mark Lidzbarski.[1]

Works

References

  1. ^ Buckley, Jorunn (2012). Lady E. S. Drower's Scholarly Correspondence. Brill. p. 7. ISBN 9789004222472.