Johann Georg Herbst
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Johann Georg Herbst (13 January 1787 – 31 July 1836) was a German Orientalist.
Biography
Herbst was born in
From the university Herbst went, in 1811, to the
In 1817, the theological faculty of Ellwangen was transferred to
Herbst's first publication was a volume entitled: Observationes quædam de Pentateuchi quatuor librorum posteriorum auctore et editore (Gmünd, 1817). From the foundation, in 1819, of the Tübingen Theol. Quartalschrift, he was a steady contributor thereto; but his principal work, left unfinished, is an introduction to the Old Testament, which was completed and edited by his pupil Benedict Welte (1841–44). In 1832, Herbst was appointed head librarian of the Royal University; but perhaps through overwork his health soon failed, and he died in Tübingen after a short sickness.
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Johann Georg Herbst". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. cites:
- Theol. Quartalschrift (Tübingen, 1836),
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