About Rudolf Henzi
Lived 1794 – 1829 (aged 34). Rudolf Henzi was a Swiss orientalist, theologian, university teacher and exegete.
Family Invitation to the funeral of Dr. Rudolph Henzi, 4 February 1829. Henzi was the son of a very rich commerciant, Rudolph Jakob Henzi, of Bern.
Henzi married Margaretha Adriana Rosamunde Furer on 31 July 1821 in Tartu. ), and studied medicine in Saint Petersburg, Tartu and Bern.
Henzi was buried on 4 February 1829 in Tartu Vana-Jaani cemetery in plot XXXIII, field 1527, grave 5. The gravestone has since gotten removed, presumably by the Soviets, who did not like this "German graveyard", and cleared the whole plot XXXIII.
Selected bibliography Books D. R. Henzi: Fragmenta Arabica, e codicibus manuscriptis parisinis nunc primum, publicis sumtibus. University of Dorpat, St. Peterburg, 1828, (printed at the expense of the university). (Google books) Rudolphus Henzi, D. (execeticae et linguarum orientalium P.P.O): Ad audiendam orationem in auditorio maximo d. 6. Dec. habendam qua diem Nicolai I. imperatoris et domini nostri longe clementissimi sancto nomini dicatum concelebrabit Universitas Literarum Dorpatensis. Dorpat. 1827. (Google Books) Dr. Rud. Henzi: Predigt ueber Roem. I, 16., preaching hold in Dorpat on 7 Nov., printed by J. C. Schünmann, Universitätsbuchdrucker, Tartu, 1821.
Chapters Abriss einer Grammatik und Wörterverzeichniss der Hawai-oder Sandwichsprache ("Hertha, Zeitschr. F. Erde-, Völker- und Staatenkunde", 1826, published by H. Berghaus and V. Hoffmann with A. v Humboldt in Stuttgart and Tübingen, II, 76–120). (archive.org, PDF pages 520–562)
Arhive Doctoral dissertation and manuscripts, proof sheets of R. Henz's Arabic reading with corrections, notes and letters of the orientalist Chr. M. J. Frähn. (University of Tartu digital archive)
Unknown Progr. Libri Ecclesiastae argumenti brevis adnumeratio. Tartu, 1827.
Lectures During his time at Tartu University, Henzi was carrying out research and also holding lectures. The names of the lectures can be found in the "Intelligenzblatt der Jenaischen allgemeinen Literatur-Zeitung" (in English: "Intellectual journal of the general literature newspaper of Jena"). Sometime his name is given as "Rudolph" and sometimes as "Rudolf".
1820 November Die erste Hälfte der synoptischen Erklärung der 3 ersten Evangelien Exegetische Erklärung der Genesis Elemente der Arabischen Sprache
1821 July Erklärung des Briefes an die Römer und des ersten Briefes an die Korinther Erklärung der Messianischen Weissagungen auf welche das Neue Testament sich beruft Arabische Sprache Theologisches Seminarium: exegetische und katechetische Übungen
1822 November Das Evangelium des Johannis Auserlesene Stücke des Propheten Jesaias Hebräische Sprache (nach Gesenius' hebräischer Grammatik, 5. Auflage, Halle 1822) Theologisches Seminarium: katechetische Übungen über die evangelischen Perikopen, sowie latienische Disputirübungen über exegetische Streitfragen
1824 July Evangelium Epistolasque Ioannis explicabt *Salomonis Proverbia, inde a capite XVIII, nec non Ecclesiastea interpretabitur Hebraicam linguam docebit secundum Gesenii Elementa Arabicam linguam addiscere studiosos instituet In Seminario Theologico et commentationibus catecheticis in Pericopas avangelicas habendis praeerit, et Latine de rebus exegeticis scribendo et disputando exercebit Additionally, to what normally he is teaching in Scholae theologorum, this time he is also teaching in Instituta Publica together with Lenz: In Seminario theologico R. Henzi, h.t. Director, una cum Professore Theologiae practicae, Th. E. Lenz (Gottlieb Eduard Lenz), exercitationes practicas supra memoratas instituet et moderabitur
1826 Dezember Erste Hälfte der synoptischen Erklärung der drey ersten Evangelien Erklärung des ersten buches der Psalmen Elemente der hebräischen Sprache (nach Gesenius' hebräischem Elementarbuch) Erlernen der arabischen Sprache
1828 January June Evangelium atque Epistolas Ioannis Oracula, in libro Iesaiae inde a cap. XL. contenta Linugae Arabicae addiscendae studiosos instituet, fragmentis Arabicis quibusdam, a se editis
1828 Dezember Erklärung des Briefes an die Römer und des einen oder anderen der kleinen Paulinischen Briefe (Epistolam Pauli ad Romanos explicabit ) Auslegung der Genesis (Genesia interpretabitur) Erlernen der arabischen Sprache mit Benutzung der "Arabischen Fragmente" (linguae Arabicae addiscendae studiosos instituet, fragmentis Arabicis quibusdam, a se editis) Theologisches Seminarium: exegetische Übungen (Exercitationes Seminarii theologici sodalium exegeticas moderabitur)
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Literature Sylvestre de Sacy: (Commentary on Henzi's work). In: Journal des Savans, juillet 1829, p 410–421, (Google Books) Martin Hallik, Olaf-Mihkel Klaassen, Unustatud orientalist professor Samuel Gottlieb Rudolf Henzi (engl. Forgotten Oriental Professor Samuel Gottlieb Rudolf Henzi). "Ajalooline Ajakiri" (engl. Historical Magazine) 1999: 2, p. 31-36. University of Tartu DSpace Repository (pdf) Russian Biographical Dictionary (РБС/ВТ/Генци, Самуил-Готтлиб-Рудольф) (Wikisource, in Russian) "Генци Самуил Готлиб-Рудольф" in Axel Frey (Ed.): Biographischer Index Rußlands und der Sowjetunion, German/Russian, K.G.Saur, München 2005. (P. 2672 on Google Books) Heinrich Seesemann: Professor Dr. Rudolf Henzi (1794–1829) und Dorpat im 3. Jahrzehnt des 19. Jhds. In: Jahrbuch des baltischen Deutschtums 1986, p. 43-59. Hans Henzi: Zwei Bernerinnen fahren nach Livland und Begegnen Albert Bitzius. In: Jahrbuch Oberaargau 1969, 1969, pages 62–68 (in German). (pdf) Tartu University Library: Biography and Bibliography on Henzi, Rudolf, 2003 by T. Šahhovskaja (in Estonian). (pdf) Henzi, Samuel Gottlieb Rudolf. In: Baltisches Biographisches Lexikon digital (in German). Baltischen Historischen Kommission. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
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Swiss linguist and theologian (1794-1829)
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Rudolf Henzi was born on 7 September 1794 in Bern.
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