Siegbert Uhlig
Siegbert Uhlig | |
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Born | Ethiopian Studies | February 16, 1939
Alma mater | Friedensau Theological Seminary University of Rostock University of Hamburg |
Thesis | August Wilhelm Dieckhoffs Stellungnahme zu kirchenpolitischen und theologischen Streitfragen seiner Zeit unter dem Aspekt seiner reformationsgeschichtlichen Forschungen Hiob Ludolfs Theologia Aethiopica Äthiopische Paläographie (Habilitation) |
Academic work | |
Institutions | University of Hamburg |
Siegbert Uhlig is a German
Uhlig is most known for his contributions to the field of
Education
Uhlig pursued
Career
From 1961 to 1976, Uhlig was pastor of a Protestant Free Church (Adventist Church). Between 1980 and 1985, he worked on a research project of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, focusing on Ethiopian paleography. From 1985 to 1990, he served as a
In 1999, Uhlig established the German-Ethiopian Foundation to promote research in Ethiopian studies and support emerging scholars.[5] Financed by private funds and the German-Ethiopian Foundation, Uhlig established the Hiob Ludolf Visiting Professorship in 2003/04, which deals with topics from politics, business and society.[7]
Selected works
Uhlig's main work is the Encyclopaedia Aethiopica, which he worked on for around 20 years and edited four out of five volumes. It scientific encyclopaedia provides with 4365 articles on
Uhlig's 1988 work Äthiopische Paläographie provides basic research for the chronological classification of Ethiopian manuscripts; a condensed version of which was used in the Introduction to Ethiopian Palaeography (1990).[8]
Uhlig also edited a book with David Appleyard and others in 2017, titled Ethiopia: History, Culture, and Challenges. The volume delves into various facets of Ethiopia, encompassing geography, history, cultures, religions, society, politics, contemporary developments, and major challenges.[9] A German edition of the book, titled Äthiopien – Geschichte, Kultur, Herausforderungen (2018), has also been published.[10]
In collaboration with Gernot Bühring, Uhlig has jointly published and provided commentary on a rare early work concerning Ethiopian history in 1994, Damian de Góis' work on the faith and customs of the Ethiopians dating back to the year 1540.[11]
After the death of the bibliographer Lockot, Uhlig collaborated with Verena Böll to edit and publish his bibliography titled Bibliographia Aethiopica II (1998).[12]
Research
Uhlig has primarily contributed foundational works to the field of Ethiopian Studies. At the beginning of his career, palaeographic and codicological investigations were at the forefront of his research interests, later shifting to a focus on textual-critical contributions. Throughout each phase of his research, he focused on the transitional period from pre-scientific Ethiopian studies to the establishment of scientific Ethiopian Studies, such as the works of Damian de Góis and Ludolf.[11]
The focus of Uhlig's work lies in providing essential working materials in the field of Ethiopian studies, such as the Encyclopaedia Aethiopica.[5]
Awards and honors
Bibliography
Books
- Das äthiopische Henochbuch. Jüdische Schriften aus hellenistisch-römischer Zeit V 6 (1984) ISBN 9783579039565
- Äthiopische Paläographie (1988) ISBN 9783515045629
- Novum Testamentum Aethiopice: Die Gefangenschaftsbriefe (1993) ISBN 3515054472
- Damian de Góis’ Schrift über Glaube und Sitten der Äthiopier (1994) ISBN 9783447035125
- Encyclopaedia Aethiopica (2003–2014) ISBN 9783447047463
Festschrift for Uhlig
- Studia Aethiopica (2004) ISBN 9783447048910
Selected articles
- Uhlig, S. (1988). Ludolfs Deutung der äthiopischen Geschichte des 17. Jahrhunderts in der ‚Schaubühne der Weltgeschichte‘. Afrika und Übersee 71(2), 267–286.
- Uhlig,S. (1989). Ein pseudepigraphischer Actaschluss in der äthiopischen Version, Oriens Christianus 73,129-136.
- Uhlig, S. (1999). Dǝrsan des Yaʿqob von Sǝrug für den vierten Sonntag im Monat Taḫśaś. Aethiopica, 2, 7-52.
- Uhlig, S. (2001). Eine trilinguale ʿEzana-Inschrift. Aethiopica, 4, 7-31.
- Uhlig, S. (2003). Bible: Biblical text criticism, Encyclopaedia Aethiopica I, 565–569
- Uhlig, S.(2007). Ludolf, Hiob, Encyclopaedia Aethiopica III, 601–603.
References
- ^ a b c "Ethiopian heritage achievers honoured with Bikila Awards". Ron Fanfair. October 18, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Encyclopaedia Aethiopica".
- ^ "Das äthiopische Henochbuch". February 15, 1984 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "About the Journal | Aethiopica". journals.sub.uni-hamburg.de.
- ^ a b c "DeutschÄthiopischeStiftung". betterplace.org.
- ^ "About HLCEES". www.aai.uni-hamburg.de.
- ^ "DEUTSCHÄTHIOPISCHE STIFTUNG".
- ^ "Introduction to Ethiopian palaeography / by Siegbert Uhlig - Catalogue | National Library of Australia". catalogue.nla.gov.au.
- ^ Uhlig, Siegbert, ed. (February 15, 2017). Ethiopia: history, culture and challenges. Afrikanische Studien] = [African studies. Lit ; Michigan State University Press – via Library Catalog (Blacklight).
- ^ "Äthiopien - Geschichte, Kultur, Herausforderungen".
- ^ ISBN 978-3-447-03512-5– via Library Catalog - vzlbs2.gbv.de.
- ^ "Bibliographia Aethiopica. II, The horn of Africa in English literature | WorldCat.org". search.worldcat.org.
- ^ "Prizes and Medals ceremony 2015". The British Academy.