He studied Egyptology and classical history at the Universities of Leipzig, Berlin, Paris and Tübingen, obtaining his PhD in October 1878 at Leipzig. In 1882 he became habilitated for Egyptology and ancient Near Eastern history at the University of Bonn. In 1891 he became an associate professor at Bonn, where from 1920 to 1924, he served as a full professor.[2]
In 1926 the thoroughfare Wiedemannstraße in the Bad Godesberg district of Bonn was named in this honor.[3]
Published worksedit
He was the author of works that encompassed many aspects associated with ancient Egypt, including books dealing with subjects such as religion, the afterlife, occult practices, myths and fairy tales, etc. A few of his works were later translated and published in English:
"The ancient Egyptian doctrine of the immortality of the soul", 1895.
"Religion of the ancient Egyptians", 1897.
"The realms of the Egyptian dead, according to the belief of the ancient Egyptians", 1901.
"Popular literature in ancient Egypt", 1902.
Books by Wiedemann with German titles
Ägyptische Geschichte, 1884 – Egyptian history.
Die religion der alten Ägypter, 1890 – Religion of ancient Egypt.
Herodots zweites Buch mit sachlichen Erlaüterungen, 1890 – Herodotus' second book with explanatory notes.
Die Toten und ihre Reiche im Glauben der alten Ägypter, 1900 – The realms of the dead according to beliefs of the ancient Egyptians.
Die unterhaltungslitteratur der alten Ägypter, 1902 – Popular literature in ancient Egypt.
Magie und zauberei im alten Ägypten, 1905 – Magic and sorcery of ancient Egypt.
Altägyptische Sagen und Märchen, 1906 – Ancient Egyptian legends and fairy tales.
Der Tierkult der alten Ägypter, 1912 – The animal cult of ancient Egypt.[4]
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alfred, wiedemann, july, 1856, berlin, december, 1936, godesberg, german, egyptologist, physicist, gustav, heinrich, wiedemann, younger, brother, physicist, eilhard, wiedemann, psychiatrist, carl, maria, finkelnburg, 1832, 1896, born, 1856, july, 1856berlin, k. Alfred Wiedemann 18 July 1856 Berlin 7 December 1936 Bad Godesberg was a German Egyptologist He was the son of physicist Gustav Heinrich Wiedemann and the younger brother of physicist Eilhard Wiedemann 1 He was a son in law to psychiatrist Carl Maria Finkelnburg 1832 1896 Alfred WiedemannBorn 1856 07 18 18 July 1856Berlin Kingdom of PrussiaDied7 December 1936 1936 12 07 aged 80 Bad Godesberg Nazi GermanyNationalityGermanAcademic workDisciplineEgyptologyInstitutionsUniversity of Bonn He studied Egyptology and classical history at the Universities of Leipzig Berlin Paris and Tubingen obtaining his PhD in October 1878 at Leipzig In 1882 he became habilitated for Egyptology and ancient Near Eastern history at the University of Bonn In 1891 he became an associate professor at Bonn where from 1920 to 1924 he served as a full professor 2 In 1926 the thoroughfare Wiedemannstrasse in the Bad Godesberg district of Bonn was named in this honor 3 Published works editHe was the author of works that encompassed many aspects associated with ancient Egypt including books dealing with subjects such as religion the afterlife occult practices myths and fairy tales etc A few of his works were later translated and published in English The ancient Egyptian doctrine of the immortality of the soul 1895 Religion of the ancient Egyptians 1897 The realms of the Egyptian dead according to the belief of the ancient Egyptians 1901 Popular literature in ancient Egypt 1902 Books by Wiedemann with German titles Agyptische Geschichte 1884 Egyptian history Die religion der alten Agypter 1890 Religion of ancient Egypt Herodots zweites Buch mit sachlichen Erlauterungen 1890 Herodotus second book with explanatory notes Die Toten und ihre Reiche im Glauben der alten Agypter 1900 The realms of the dead according to beliefs of the ancient Egyptians Die unterhaltungslitteratur der alten Agypter 1902 Popular literature in ancient Egypt Magie und zauberei im alten Agypten 1905 Magic and sorcery of ancient Egypt Altagyptische Sagen und Marchen 1906 Ancient Egyptian legends and fairy tales Der Tierkult der alten Agypter 1912 The animal cult of ancient Egypt 4 References edit Wiedemann Gustav Heinrich Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 28 11th ed 1911 Glanz und Niedergang der deutschen Universitat edited by Kurt Aland Auskunft uber Strassennamen in Bonn OCLC Classify published worksExternal links edit nbsp Media related to Alfred Wiedemann at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alfred Wiedemann amp oldid 1183225933, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
