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Lazarus Geiger

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Lazarus (Eliezer) Geiger wurde 1829 als Sohn von Solomon Michael Geiger geboren und war ein Neffe Abraham Geigers. Er studierte klassische Philologie an den Universitäten von Marburg, Heidelberg und Bonn und widmete sich später sprachphilosophischen Studien. Seine erste Publikation trägt den Titel Über Umfang und Quelle der Erfahrungsfreien Erkenntnis (1865). Seit 1861 bis zu seinem Tod 1870 arbeitete er als Lehrer am Philanthropin, der Schule der Frankfurter jüdischen Gemeinde und lebte nach orthodoxem Ritus. Zu seinen wichtigsten Veröffent-lichungen gehören Ursprung und Entwicklung der menschlichen Sprache und Vernunft (2 Bände, 1868–72; den zweiten Band veröffentlichte sein Bruder Alfred Geiger nach Lazarus Tod) und Der Ursprung der Sprache (1864) --

Reference Code
P36
Dates
1839-1870
Consists of
3 files.
Languages
German;
Description
The small collection consists of three "Kopierbücher",handwritten copies of letters to his family.
Title Lazarus Geiger.
Additional Titles Ursprung und Entwicklung der menschlichen Sprache und Vernunft
Contributors AlfredGeiger
Solomon MichaelGeiger
Abraham,Geiger 1810-1874
Philanthropin (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
Publications see Isidore Singer, https://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/6561-geiger-lazarus
Host Item Geiger, Lazarus - Private Collection
Level of Description Fonds Record
Biographical summary Geiger, Lazarus (Eliezer Solomon)
(1829 Frankfurt - 1870 Frankfurt), German philosopher and philologist. His father was Solomon Michael Geiger, the eldest brother of Abraham Geiger. Lazarus Geiger studied classical philology at the Universities of Marburg, Heidelberg, and Bonn. Unlike his uncle, he belonged to the Orthodox religious group of German Jewry. From 1861 until his death he was a teacher at the Jewish educational institute Philanthropin in Frankfurt. He saw in language the source of human reason. Language, according to Geiger, was formed from meaningless expressions – the reactions of early man to his visual impressions. These expressions became fixed and stabilized into permanent concepts. Geiger's research won a certain amount of contemporary approval, but his conclusions were rejected by subsequent scholarship. His main works are "Ursprung und Entwicklung der menschlichen Sprache und Vernunft" (2 vols., 1868–72
the second volume was published after his death by his brother Alfred Geiger) and "Der Ursprung der Sprache" (1864).
Ownership history Geiger's papers were deposited at the CAHJP in 1961.
Language Note All handwritten documents are written in German Kurrent (German cursive handwriting)

National Library system number 990043213720205171
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