Vasilii Vladimirovich Bartold
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[Deutsch] Wilhelm Barthold (Taufname), russisch Wassili Wladimirowitsch Bartold (moderner Stil: Vasiliĭ Vladimirovich Bartolʹd), kyrillisch Василий Владимирович Бартольд (geb. 3. November[jul.]/ 15. November[greg.] 1869 in Sankt Petersburg, Russisches Reich; † 19. August 1930 in Leningrad, UdSSR) war ein russischer und sowjetischer Orientalist, Anthropologe und Historiker. Barthold, ein Schüler von Viktor Rosen (Rozen) (1849-1908), gilt in der Nachfolge von [Wilhelm Radloff (1837-1918)]als größte Autorität auf dem Gebiet der Turkologie. [English] Vasily Vladimirovich Bartold (modern style: Vasiliĭ Vladimirovich Bartolʹd), baptized: Wilhelm Barthold, Russian: Василий Владимирович Бартольд (born 3 November[jul.]/ 15 November[greg.] 1869 in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire; died 19 August 1930 in Leningrad, USSR) was a Russian and Soviet orientalist, Anthropologist and historian. Bartold, a disciple of Viktor Rosen (Rozen) (1849-1908), succeeded [Wilhelm Radloff (1837-1918)]as the greatest authority in the field of Turcology. In the obituary notice of the London Times (26th August, 1930) he was called “the Gibbon of Turkestan”. References
Books
Raboty po istorii i filologii ti͡u︡rkskikh i mongolʹskikh narodov
Die alttürkischen Inschriften der Mongolei
“A treat for the scholar of under-represented languages and the history of Mongolia, this monumental work on the Old Turkic inscriptions of Mongolia remains the classic exploration of the field. [...] Radloff''s analysis of the the Orkhon Valley monuments includes presentations in the original Old Turkic, or Orkhom-Yenisey script. These monuments represent the earliest known Turkish language. The inscriptions derive from obelisks dated to the eighth century A.D. and they relate the legendary origins of the Turks, long before the sole association with Anatolia. Related are the period of cultural achievements, the troubles encountered with the Chinese, and their eventual liberation.” -- (2009 Reprint info)