Jacob Baden (4 May 1735 – 5 July 1804) was a

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philologist Philology () is the study of language in oral and written historical sources; it is the intersection of textual criticism, literary criticism, history, and linguistics (with especially strong ties to etymology). Philology is also defined as th ...

, pedagogue, and critic. He was a professor of rhetoric and

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

at the

University of Copenhagen The University of Copenhagen ( da, Københavns Universitet, KU) is a prestigious public university, public research university in Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded in 1479, the University of Copenhagen is the second-oldest university in ...

in 1779. He was the first person to lecture on Danish grammar at the university between 1782 and 1783. He was the editor of the "University Journal" from 1793 to 1801.The History of Linguistics in the Nordic Countries – p.32 and p.56
/ref> He published a Danish-Latin dictionary, and also wrote an elementary Greek grammar book in 1764. He produced a Danish grammar book in the

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in 1767. His Danish grammar is still well recognized today.

Early life and education

He was born at Vordingborg on 4 May 1735. His father, who was also called Jacob Baden, was rector of the local latin school. His mother Else Jacobine née From was a daughter of county manager (''amtsforvalter'') From at

Antvorskov Antvorskov Monastery (Danish: ''Antvorskov Kloster'') was the principal Scandinavian monastery of the Catholic Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, located about one kilometer south of the town of Slagelse on Zealand, Denmark. It served as the Scand ...

. He lost his father when he was 2 and was brought up by his mother. He enrolled at the

at age 15. He was a resident of på Ehlers' Kollegium after passing his theological exams.Jacob Baden (1735–1804)
/ref> He later continued his studies at the

University of Göttingen The University of Göttingen, officially the Georg August University of Göttingen, (german: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, known informally as Georgia Augusta) is a public research university in the city of Göttingen, Germany. Founded ...

and

University of Leipzig Leipzig University (german: Universität Leipzig), in Leipzig in Saxony, Germany, is one of the world's oldest universities and the second-oldest university (by consecutive years of existence) in Germany. The university was founded on 2 Decemb ...

Personal life

He married

Charlotte Baden Charlotte Baden (21 November 1740 – 6 June 1824) was a Danish writer, feminist and letter-writer. Sophia Lovisa Charlotte Baden was the daughter of major Gustav Ludvig von Klenau (1703–72) and Bolette Cathrine From (1696-1788). She was b ...

, a

writer in 1763. He died on 5 July 1804.

Works

* ''Forelæsninger over det danske Sprog, eller resonneret dansk Grammatik'' (Lectures on Danish Language or Rational Danish Grammar) published in 1785. They contain treatments of

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and

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, syntax and Prosody. * Danish grammar in German in 1767. * Latin grammar. * Danish grammar. * Greek grammar. * School editions of

Virgil Publius Vergilius Maro (; traditional dates 15 October 7021 September 19 BC), usually called Virgil or Vergil ( ) in English, was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period. He composed three of the most famous poems in Latin literature: t ...

Horace Quintus Horatius Flaccus (; 8 December 65 – 27 November 8 BC), known in the English-speaking world as Horace (), was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus (also known as Octavian). The rhetorician Quintilian regarded his ' ...

, and

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References

External links

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Jacob Baden (1735–1804) and his wife Sophie Louise Charlotte Baden

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Jacob Baden
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