Uhlig, Siegbert

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Name (Latin)
Uhlig, Siegbert
Date of birth
1939-02-16
Associated country
Germany
Occupation
Africanists
Authors
College teachers
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 262611181
Wikidata: Q64862574
Library of congress: n 85163256
Sources of Information

Wikipedia description:

Siegbert Uhlig is a German academic. He is emeritus professor at the University of Hamburg. Uhlig is most known for his contributions to the field of Ethiopian Studies, primarily through his work on the Encyclopaedia Aethiopica. He developed the project, took over the scientific management of the encyclopedia, and published it. His research encompasses Ethiopian paleography, the publication of Ethiopian text editions of biblical books, and the edition of the Ethiopian Enoch in German language. He founded the journal Aethiopica, serving as a platform for scholarly discussions in the field. Furthermore, he founded the German-Ethiopian Foundation, supporting Ethiopian studies research and young academics in the field. Uhlig has been married to Waltraud (née Lippert) since 1962 and has two sons: Dr. Hilmar Uhlig (1963) and Dr. Sven Uhlig (1966).

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