Carl Arendt (1838’1902) and the Development of Sinology

Lecture and Exhibition Opening on March 20, 2017, at Confucius Institute at Freie Universität. ' 057/2017 from Mar 16, 2017 On March 20, 2017, in a lecture at the Confucius Institute at Freie Universität Berlin, the sinologist Dr. h. c. Mechthild Leutner from Freie Universität Berlin will present the results of her recent research on the early history of German-Chinese relations and the work of Carl Arendt (1838'1902). Arendt, a German linguist and Chinese studies scholar, has received little attention in accounts of the history of sinology up to now, but he was a pioneer in German sinology with regard to modern Chinese, according to Mechthild Leutner. The lecture will mark the opening of an exhibition curated by Leutner, "Carl Arendt (1838'1902) and the Development of Sinology." It will be on display from March 21 through July 27, 2017, in the Confucius Institute in Dahlem. The event is public, and admission to the lecture and the exhibition is free. Carl Arendt studied linguistics at Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Berlin, which is today Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.