About Ernst Mengin
Lived 1893 – 1973 (aged 79). Ernst Mengin was a German linguist, philologist and parson.
Ernst Mengin (16 June 1893 – 5 January 1973) was a German Mesoamericanist. He studied under Walter Lehmann and Konrad Theodor Preuss, who in turn had studied under Eduard Seler. In 1934 Mengin and his family moved from Berlin to Copenhagen, Denmark, and he delivered lectures at the University of Copenhagen, where he established the university's first course in Central American Indian Language and Culture.
Publications As author Das Recht der französisch-reformierten Kirche in Preußen (1929)
As editor Unos annates histόricos de la natiόn mexicana (1945) Memorial de Tecpan-Atitlan (Solola). Anales de los Cakchiqueles Historia del antiguo Reino del Cakchiquel dicho de Guatemala (1952)
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Who was Ernst Mengin?
German Mesoamericanist
When was Ernst Mengin born?
Ernst Mengin was born on 16 June 1893 in Erlangen.
When did Ernst Mengin die?
Ernst Mengin died on 5 January 1973 in Copenhagen.
What was Ernst Mengin's occupation?
Ernst Mengin was a linguist, philologist and parson.
What nationality was Ernst Mengin?
Ernst Mengin was German.
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