"Arabia Felix" / "Glückliches Arabien"
Carsten Niebuhr, Peter Forsskål and the Expedition to Arabia, 1761-1767
Carsten Niebuhr, Peter Forsskål und die Expedition nach Arabien, 1761-1767
Friday, 6th and Saturday, 7th November 2015 – Lichtenberg-KollegAn international symposium on the "Arabian Journey" is taking place on 6th and 7th November 2015 to mark the unveiling of commemorative plaques for Carsten Niebuhr and Peter Forsskål.
Due to limited seats available prior registration until 27th October is mandatory. Contact: E-mail
The unveiling begins on Friday 6th November 2015, 5.00 p.m. at Groner Straße 1 for Carsten Niebuhr, followed by an unveiling at Obere Maschstraße 5 for Peter Forsskål.
- Friday/Freitag, 6 November 2015
- Welcome Greetings / Begrüßung
Martin van Gelderen, Jürgen Schlumbohm
Panel/Sektion 1: The Expedition and its Background / Die Expedition und ihr Hintergrund - Lawrence J. Baack (Berkeley, CA)
Polymaths and Empiricists: The University in Göttingen and the Royal Danish Expedition to Arabia, 1753-1778
10:15 – 11:15 - Avi Lifschitz (London)
From ancient Hebrew to modern Arabia: J. D. Michaelis's expedition plans and his oriental scholarship
11:15 – 11:45 - Michael Harbsmeier (Copenhagen)
What more do we need to know about Carsten Niebuhr and his Expedition?
12:45 – 13:45 - Dominik Hünniger (Göttingen)
Shells, Spiders and other Insects: Peter Forsskål and 18th Century Natural History
14:45 – 15:45 - Ere Nokkala (Helsinki/ Göttingen)
Radical Enlightener and Linne's Apostle? Peter Forsskål in Swedish and International Historiography
- Unveiling of the commemorative plaques
09:00 – 09:15
Chair/Moderation: Jürgen Schlumbohm (Göttingen)
09:15 – 10:15
Refreshments / Pause
11:45 – 12:45
Lunch / Mittagspause
Panel/Sektion 2: Peter Forsskål: Radical Enlightenment and Natural History / Peter Forsskål: radikaler Aufklärer und Naturforscher
Chair/Moderation: David Goldberg, London
13:45 – 14:45
17:00
- Saturday/Samstag 7 November 2015
- Anne Haslund Hansen (Copenhagen):
Agents and Artefacts: Collecting during the Arabian Voyage 1761-1767
10:30 – 11:30 - Michel-Pierre Detalle (Paris):
Carsten Niebuhr, Astronom, Kartograph und Zeichner-Kopist
11:30 – 12:00 - Josef Wiesehöfer (Kiel):
Carsten Niebuhr and Ancient Iran
Panel/Sektion 3: Carsten Niebuhr: Astronomy, Ethnography, Oriental Studies / Carsten Niebuhr: Astronomie, Ethnographie, Orientwissenschaften
Chair/Moderation: Martin Gierl (Göttingen)
09:30 – 10:30
Refreshments / Pause
12:00 – 13:00