Matthias Norberg
Matthias Norberg | |
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![]() Matthias Norberg | |
Born | 1747 |
Died | 1826 | (aged 78–79)
Occupation(s) | Swedish professor of Greek and Oriental languages at Lund University |
Matthias Norberg (1747–1826) was a Swedish professor of Greek and Oriental languages at Lund University.
Life
He was born in 1747 in Nätra, Ångermanland in northern Sweden.
Matthias Norberg belonged to a very wealthy northern farming family descended from his grandfather Mats Isaksson in Norrtjärn in Nätra parish in Ångermanland. Matthias Norberg's father Matthias Matsson Norberg (1694–1764) was the crown sheriff and director of the linen industry in the North.
He died on 11 January 1826 in Uppsala, Sweden.
Career
Norberg became a student in Uppsala University in 1768, receiving his Master of Arts in 1773 and became an associate professor of the Greek language in 1774. In 1777 he undertook, with royal support, a trip through Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, England, France and Italy.
It was in Paris he encountered the Mandaean religion record books, as well as several Syriac manuscripts. This sparked his interest in Oriental studies.
In 1780, he was appointed a professor of Oriental languages and Greek at Lund University.
From 1815 to 1816, Norberg published a Latin translation of the Ginza Rabba, titled Codex Nasaraeus liber Adami appellatus (3 volumes). The original Mandaic text was also printed alongside the Latin translation.[1]
Norberg was elected in 1821 as a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
References
- ^ Norberg, Matthias. Codex Nasaraeus Liber Adami appellatus. 3 vols. London, 1815–16.
External links
- "Matthias Norberg (1694 - 1764) - Genealogy". geni.com. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
- "Matthias Norberg - Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon". sok.riksarkivet.se. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
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