Gesenius also contributed extensively to Ersch and Gruber's Encyclopädie, and enriched the German translation of Johann Ludwig Burckhardt's Travels in Syria and the Holy Land with valuable geographical notes.
Wilhelm Gesenius was a German biblical critic and an important figure in Hebrew and other Semitic language studies. He was a pioneer of critical Hebrew lexicography and grammar. Educated at Helmstedt and at Göttingen, in 1811 Gesenius…
Vytvořil slovník pro biblickou hebrejštinu a gramatiku hebrejského jazyka, jež se po několika přepracovaných vydáních staly klasickými referenčními tituly moderní biblistiky.