The Place of Jakób Handel (1888–c.1942) in the History of Language Study in Poland
In this paper we examine the life and work of Jakób Handel (1888–c.1942), an underappreciated Polish-Jewish
scholar whose interests ranged from comparative-historical linguistics and the history of linguistics to classical history and
Jewish studies. Apart from printed publications, his contributions include various forms of outreach directed towards the Jewish
community in Lviv (Ukrainian Львів [L'viv], Polish Lwów, German Lemberg). Based
among others on the available records of his involvement in professional societies and the reviews of his books, we point to the
reasons behind the relative lack of appreciation of his work among contemporary and later scholars despite its in-depth and
original nature.
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.Biography and career
- 2.1Life and education
- 2.2Teaching
- 2.3Academic career
- 3.Social and intellectual milieu
- 3.1Scholarly contacts
- 3.2Handel and the Jewish community in Lviv
- 4.Contributions
- 4.1Classical studies and comparative-historical linguistics
- 4.2Gender
- 4.3History of linguistics
- 5.Recognition
- 6.Concluding discussion
- Acknowledgements
- Notes
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