Hans Jakob Polotsky (Hebrew: הנס יעקב פולוצקי; also Hans Jacob Polotsky, Hans Jakob Polotzky; 13 September 1905 – 10 August 1991) was an Israeli orientalist, linguist, and professor of Semitic languages and Egyptology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Polotsky was born in Zürich, Switzerland, as the son of a Russian Jewish couple. He grew up in Berlin and studied Egyptology and Semitics at the universities of Berlin and Göttingen. From 1926 to 1931 he was a co-worker of the Septuaginta-Unternehmen of the Academy of Sciences at Göttingen. In 1929 he received his Ph.D. degree for the dissertation Zu den Inschriften der 11. Dynastie. He worked in Berlin editing CopticManichaean texts from 1933 till 1934, with the Church historian Carl Schmidt. He left Germany in 1935 and settled in Mandate Palestine, where he taught and researched at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, becoming professor in 1948. In 1953 he founded the Linguistics department there[1] and later served as the dean of the Faculty of Humanities. He died in Jerusalem.
His main achievement was the Études de syntaxe copte published in 1944 which fundamentally changed the scientific view of the syntax of the Coptic and earlier ancient Egyptian languages. Polotsky's theory of the Egyptian verb (a particularly delicate argument, since Egyptians distinguished their different verb forms mainly by the vocalizations, and vowels were not written) had so much success that it has been called the Standard Theory.
In Berlin, Polotsky had been a student of the famous egyptologist Kurt Heinrich Sethe; in Jerusalem, one of his students was Miriam Lichtheim, known for her extensive translations of ancient Egyptian texts.
AwardsEdit
In 1962, Polotsky received the Rothschild Prize
In 1966, he was awarded the Israel Prize in the humanities.[2]
^"Israel Prize Official Site - Recipients in 1966 (in Hebrew)".
Further readingEdit
Erdal, M. (1994). "Hans Jakob Polotsky (1905-1991) : an appreciation", in: Mediterranean language review, 8, pp. 1–9. [1][permanent dead link]
Hopkins, S. (1992/3). "H.J. Polotsky 1905-1991", in: Rassegna di Studi Etiopici, 34, pp. 115–125. [2][permanent dead link]
Osing, J. (1993). "Hans Jakob Polotsky: 13. September 1905 - 10. August 1991", in: Zeitschrift für ägyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde 120/1, pp. iii-v.
Shisha-Halevy, Ariel (1992). "In memoriam Hans Jakob Polotsky (1905-1991)", in: Orientalia (nova series) 61, pp. 208–213.
Shisha-Halevy, Ariel (2006). "H. J. Polotsky Structuralist", in: After Polotsky: Proceedings of the Colloquium, Bad Honnef, September 2005 (Lingua Aegyptia 14), pp. 1–8.
Shisha-Halevy, Ariel & Goldenberg, Gideon (2007). "H. J. Polotsky", in: Lexicon Grammaticorum, 2nd ed., (ed. H. Stammerjohann).
Shivtiel, A. (1994). "Polotsky Hans (Hayyim) Jacob (1905-91)", in: The encyclopedia of language and linguistics. Oxford: Pergamon, vol. 6, pp. 3226–3227
Ullendorff, Edward (ed.; 1992). H.J. Polotsky (1905-1991): Ausgewählte Briefe (Äthiopistische Forschungen, Band 34). Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag. ISBN3-515-06066-9
Ullendorff, Edward (1994). "H.J. Polotsky (1905-1991): Linguistic Genius", in: Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, Series 3, 4, 1, pp. 3–13. [=E. Ullendorff, From Emperor Haile Selassie to H.J. Polotsky. Harrassowitz: Wiesbaden 1995, pp. 165–175]
August 31, 2023
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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations January 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Hans Jakob Polotsky Hebrew הנס יעקב פולוצקי also Hans Jacob Polotsky Hans Jakob Polotzky 13 September 1905 10 August 1991 was an Israeli orientalist linguist and professor of Semitic languages and Egyptology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Hans Jakob Polotskyהנס יעקב פולוצקיBorn13 September 1905ZurichDied10 August 1991 1991 08 10 aged 85 JerusalemNationalityIsraeliOccupationEgyptologist Contents 1 Biography 2 Awards 3 Publications 4 See also 5 References 6 Further readingBiography EditPolotsky was born in Zurich Switzerland as the son of a Russian Jewish couple He grew up in Berlin and studied Egyptology and Semitics at the universities of Berlin and Gottingen From 1926 to 1931 he was a co worker of the Septuaginta Unternehmen of the Academy of Sciences at Gottingen In 1929 he received his Ph D degree for the dissertation Zu den Inschriften der 11 Dynastie He worked in Berlin editing Coptic Manichaean texts from 1933 till 1934 with the Church historian Carl Schmidt He left Germany in 1935 and settled in Mandate Palestine where he taught and researched at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem becoming professor in 1948 In 1953 he founded the Linguistics department there 1 and later served as the dean of the Faculty of Humanities He died in Jerusalem His main achievement was the Etudes de syntaxe copte published in 1944 which fundamentally changed the scientific view of the syntax of the Coptic and earlier ancient Egyptian languages Polotsky s theory of the Egyptian verb a particularly delicate argument since Egyptians distinguished their different verb forms mainly by the vocalizations and vowels were not written had so much success that it has been called the Standard Theory In Berlin Polotsky had been a student of the famous egyptologist Kurt Heinrich Sethe in Jerusalem one of his students was Miriam Lichtheim known for her extensive translations of ancient Egyptian texts Awards EditIn 1962 Polotsky received the Rothschild Prize In 1966 he was awarded the Israel Prize in the humanities 2 In 1982 he received the Harvey Prize Publications Edit with Carl Schmidt Ein Mani Fund in Agypten Original Schriften des Mani und seiner Schuler Berlin Akademie der Wissenschaften 1933 Manichaische Studien in Le Museon 46 1933 pp 247 271 ed Manichaische Homilien Stuttgart W Kohlhammer 1934 Manichaische Handschriften der Staatlichen Museen Berlin W Kohlhammer Stuttgart 1935 Etudes de grammaire gourague in Bulletin de la Societe de Linguistique de Paris 39 1938 pp 137 175 Etudes de syntaxe copte Publications de la Societe d Archeologie Copte Le Caire 1944 Notes on Gurage grammar Israel Oriental Society No 2 1951 Syntaxe amharique et syntaxe turque in Atti del Convegno Internazionale di Studi Etiopici Roma Acc Naz dei Lincei 1960 pp 117 121 Studies in Modern Syriac in Journal of Semitic Studies 6 1961 pp 1 32 Aramaic Syriac and Ge ez in Journal of Semitic Studies 9 1964 pp 1 10 Egyptian Tenses The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities Vol II No 5 1965 E Y Kutscher ed Collected Papers by H J Polotsky Magnes Press Jerusalem 1971 Les transpositions du verbe en egyptien classique in Israel Oriental Studies 6 1976 pp 1 50 A Point of Arabic Syntax The Indirect Attribute in Israel Oriental Studies 8 1978 pp 159 174 Verbs with two Objects in Modern Syriac Urmi in Israel Oriental Studies 9 1979 pp 204 227 Grundlagen des koptischen Satzbaus Scholars Press Decatur Ga 1987 ISBN 1 55540 076 0 Incorporation in Modern Syriac in G Goldenberg amp Sh Raz eds Semitic and Cushitic studies Harrassowitz Wiesbaden 1994 pp 90 102 Notes on Neo Syriac Grammar in Israel Oriental Studies 16 1996 pp 11 48 See also EditList of Israel Prize recipients Publications access Hans Jacob Polotsky Hebrew University pageReferences Edit History of HUJI s department of linguistics Israel Prize Official Site Recipients in 1966 in Hebrew Further reading EditErdal M 1994 Hans Jakob Polotsky 1905 1991 an appreciation in Mediterranean language review 8 pp 1 9 1 permanent dead link Hopkins S 1992 3 H J Polotsky 1905 1991 in Rassegna di Studi Etiopici 34 pp 115 125 2 permanent dead link Osing J 1993 Hans Jakob Polotsky 13 September 1905 10 August 1991 in Zeitschrift fur agyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde 120 1 pp iii v Shisha Halevy Ariel 1992 In memoriam Hans Jakob Polotsky 1905 1991 in Orientalia nova series 61 pp 208 213 Shisha Halevy Ariel 2006 H J Polotsky Structuralist in After Polotsky Proceedings of the Colloquium Bad Honnef September 2005 Lingua Aegyptia 14 pp 1 8 Shisha Halevy Ariel amp Goldenberg Gideon 2007 H J Polotsky in Lexicon Grammaticorum 2nd ed ed H Stammerjohann Shivtiel A 1994 Polotsky Hans Hayyim Jacob 1905 91 in The encyclopedia of language and linguistics Oxford Pergamon vol 6 pp 3226 3227 Ullendorff Edward ed 1992 H J Polotsky 1905 1991 Ausgewahlte Briefe Athiopistische Forschungen Band 34 Stuttgart Franz Steiner Verlag ISBN 3 515 06066 9 Ullendorff Edward 1994 H J Polotsky 1905 1991 Linguistic Genius in Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Series 3 4 1 pp 3 13 E Ullendorff From Emperor Haile Selassie to H J Polotsky Harrassowitz Wiesbaden 1995 pp 165 175 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hans Jakob Polotsky amp oldid 1170114585, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
