Knut Jungbohn Clement (born 4 December 1803 in the island of

Amrum Amrum (; ''Öömrang'' North Frisian: ''Oomram'') is one of the North Frisian Islands on the German North Sea coast, south of Sylt and west of Föhr. It is part of the Nordfriesland district in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein and has a ...

, Denmark – 7 October 1873 in Bergen, New Jersey) was a Danish linguist.

Biography

He was educated at

Kiel Kiel () is the capital and most populous city in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 246,243 (2021). Kiel lies approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the southeast of the Jutland ...

and

Heidelberg Heidelberg (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: ''Heidlberg'') is a city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany. As of the 2016 census, its population was 159,914 ...

, and became PhD in 1835. At the expense of the Danish government he made a three years' tour through Great Britain and continental Europe, and on his return to Denmark became a professor in the

University of Kiel Kiel University, officially the Christian-Albrecht University of Kiel, (german: Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, abbreviated CAU, known informally as Christiana Albertina) is a university in the city of Kiel, Germany. It was founded in ...

, and delivered before large and enthusiastic classes lectures on history, politics, economy, and criticism. He had taken an active part in the question of the Schleswig-Holstein duchies, and in 1866, when they were given up in consequence of the Austro-Prussian War, he emigrated to the United States.

Works

Clement published works on historical, linguistic, critical, and political subjects. Among them were: * ''Origin of the

Teutons The Teutons ( la, Teutones, , grc, Τεύτονες) were an ancient northern European tribe mentioned by Roman authors. The Teutons are best known for their participation, together with the Cimbri and other groups, in the Cimbrian War with ...

'' (Altona, 1836) * ''Introduction to the History of Denmark'' (Hamburg, 1839) * ''The North German World'' (Copenhagen, 1840) * ''The Salic Law'' (Mannheim, 1843) * ''Travels in Ireland'' (Kiel, 1845) * ''History of

Friesland Friesland (, ; official fry, Fryslân ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia, is a province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen, northwest of Drenthe and Overijssel, north of ...

's Life and Sorrows'' (1845) * ''

Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's natio ...

's ‘

Tempest Tempest is a synonym for a storm. '' The Tempest'' is a play by William Shakespeare. Tempest or The Tempest may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Films * ''The Tempest'' (1908 film), a British silent film * ''The Tempest'' (1911 film), a ...

’ Historically Illustrated'' (Leipzig, 1846) * ''Journey through Holland and Germany'' (1847) * ''The French and their Language'' (1848) * ''The Best Means of Ameliorating the Condition of the Duchies of Sleswick and Holstein'' (Altona, 1848) * ''The True Condition of the Language and Nationality of South

Jutland Jutland ( da, Jylland ; german: Jütland ; ang, Ēota land ), known anciently as the Cimbric or Cimbrian Peninsula ( la, Cimbricus Chersonesus; da, den Kimbriske Halvø, links=no or ; german: Kimbrische Halbinsel, links=no), is a peninsula of ...

'' (Hamburg, 1849)

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References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Clement, Knut Jungbohn 1803 births 1873 deaths Linguists from Denmark Academic staff of the University of Kiel 19th-century Danish non-fiction writers Danish emigrants to the United States