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Tychsen
Tychsen is a typical Danish surname meaning son of Tycho/Tych after the Danish patronymic naming system. The German form of the name is Tuxen. Tychsen ranks in the top 1000 names in Denmark according to Larsen, Danmarks Statitik 2004. Both notable orientalists below were born in the Tonder region of Denmark and took up professorships in prominent universities located in Prussian provinces, now Germany.https://whowaswho-indology.info/5104/tychsen-thomas-christian/?print=print Notable people with the surname include: * Oluf Gerhard Tychsen (1734–1815), German Orientalist and Hebrew scholar * Thomas Christian Tychsen Thomas Christian Tychsen (8 May 1758, Horsbüll – 23 October 1834, Göttingen) was a German orientalist and Lutheran theologian. He is known for his 1823 grammar of the Arabic language. He studied theology and philology in Kiel and Göttin ... (1758–1834), German orientalist and Lutheran theologian * Christian Tychsen, Danish governor * Christian Tychsen, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Christian Tychsen
Thomas Christian Tychsen (8 May 1758, Horsbüll – 23 October 1834, Göttingen) was a German orientalist and Lutheran theologian. He is known for his 1823 grammar of the Arabic language. He studied theology and philology in Kiel and Göttingen, followed by an educational tour through Europe; France, Spain and Lombardy, completed with a lengthy stay in Vienna. In 1788, he became a full professor of theology at the University of Göttingen. He was a full member of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and was associated with several foreign scientific societies. He was the author of a book on Arabic grammar, ''Grammatik der arabischen Schriftsprache'' (1823), and edited works of the Greek poet Quintus Smyrnaeus. (publications) Among his better known students were |
Oluf Gerhard Tychsen
Oluf (Olaus) Gerhard Tychsen (14 December 1734, Tønder, then Schleswig, now Denmark – 30 December 1815, Rostock, then Mecklenburg-Schwerin, now Germany) was a German Orientalist and Hebrew scholar. He is known today as one of the founding fathers of Islamic numismatics. As a Lutheran Christian, he attended the Christianeum grammar school in Altona, then Holstein and the rabbinic school attached to the Altona Ashkenazi synagogue, led by Jonathan Eybeschütz, chief rabbi of the Triple Community of Altona-Hamburg-Wandsbek. From 1756 he studied Oriental languages at the University of Halle. He spent a year of missionary work towards the conversion of Jews, and then taught Hebrew in the newly founded University of Bützow. He held librarian and academic positions in Bützow. There he founded the Journal ''Bützower Nebenstunden'', which comprised a broad variety of articles about the Old Testament and Oriental Culture, especially material culture, such as Islamic coins. From ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Tychsen
Christian Tychsen was the first head of the Danish Gold Coast to be given the title of ''Governor'' on a regular basis. Prior to his governorship, only Bartholomaus von Gronstein, Conrad Crull, and Magnus Prang had served as governors.Ole Jutesen,ed. ''Danish Sources for the History of Ghana''. Copenhagen: The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, 2005 He served as governor from 20 October 1766 until his death in 1768, governing from the capital of the colony, Fort Christiansborg. Before Christian Tychsen, three Danes had been designated as ''commander''. While Peter With (1677–1681) was Opperhoved in Friedensborg, Johann Ulrich served as ''commander'' at Fort Christiansborg Osu Castle (also known as Fort Christiansborg or the Castle) is a castle located in Osu, Ghana on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea in Africa. A substantial fort was built by Denmark-Norway in the 1660s, thereafter the fort changed ownership ... (1677 to 1679); he was succeeded by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Knight's Cross Of The Iron Cross Recipients (T)
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (german: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. The decoration was awarded for a wide range of reasons and across all ranks, from a senior commander for skilled leadership of his troops in battle to a low-ranking soldier for a single act of extreme gallantry. A total of 7,321 awards were made between its first presentation on 30 September 1939 and its last bestowal on 17 June 1945. This number is based on the acceptance by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). Presentations were made to members of the three military branches of the Wehrmacht—the Heer (Army), Kriegsmarine (Navy) and Luftwaffe (Air Force)—as well as the Waffen-SS, the Reich Labour Service and the Volkssturm (German national militia). There were also 43 foreign recipients of the award. These recipients are listed in the 1986 edition of Walther-Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
