Ernst Bertheau, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ernst Bertheau

German orientalist and theologian

Date of Birth: 23-Nov-1812

Place of Birth: Hamburg, Germany

Date of Death: 17-May-1888

Profession: theologian, university teacher, orientalist

Nationality: German Empire

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Ernst Bertheau (23 November 1812, in Hamburg – 17 May 1888, in Göttingen) was a German orientalist and theologian, known for his exegetical studies of the Old Testament. From 1832 he studied theology and oriental languages in Berlin, then continued his education at the University of Göttingen as a pupil of Heinrich Ewald, Karl Gieseler and Friedrich Lücke.
In 1839 he obtained his habilitation for Old Testament exegesis and oriental languages at Göttingen, where in 1843 he became a full professor.
At the university, he gave lectures on exegesis, archaeology and theology of the Old Testament and instructions in Arabic, Chaldean and Syriac.