Heinrich Ewald
Georg Heinrich August Ewald (16 November 1803 – 4 May 1875) was a German
orientalist, Protestant
theologian, and
Biblical exegete. He studied at the
University of Göttingen. In 1827 he became extraordinary professor there, in 1831 ordinary professor of theology, and in 1835 professor of oriental languages. In 1837, as a member of the
Göttingen Seven, he lost his position at Göttingen on account of his protest against
King Ernst August's abrogation of the liberal constitution, and became professor of theology at the
University of Tübingen. In 1848, he returned to his old position at Göttingen. When
Hanover was annexed by
Prussia in 1866, Ewald became a defender of the rights of the ex-king. Among his chief works are: ''Complete Course on the
Hebrew Language'' (), ''The Poetical Books of the
Old Testament'' (), ''History of the People of Israel'' (), and ''Antiquities of the People of Israel'' (). Ewald represented the city of
Hanover as a member of the Guelph faction in the
North German and
German Diets.
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