Reinisch, Leo Simon#
Reinisch, Leo Simon, b. Osterwitz (Styria), Oct. 26, 1832, d. Maria Lankowitz (Styria), Dec. 24, 1919, egyptologist, African studies; researched the languages of the peoples of north-east Africa.
Works#
Aegypt. Chrestomathie, 2 vols., 1873/1875; Die Afar-Sprache, 3 vols., 1886-1887, Die Bilin-Sprache, 2 vols., 1887; Die Sprachen von NO-Afrika, 3 vols., 1874-1879; Die Nuba-Sprache, 2 vols., 1879; Die Saho-Sprache, 2 vols., 1890; Die Somali-Sprache, 2 vols., 1900/1902.Literature#
Almanach der Oe. Akad. d. Wiss. 70, 1920; W. R. Pawson, Who was Who in Egyptology, 1951; W. J. G. Moehlig, Lexikon der Afrikanistik, 1983; OeBL.