STEINTHAL, stin'tal, Heymann, German philosopher and philologist: b. Grobzig, Anhalt, 16 May 1825; d. 1899. He was distinguished as a follower of the Herbartian ethical school, maintaining that the psychology of society com bined with comparative philology yielded the best results toward the solution of human problems. His philosophy was allied with that of Moritz Lazarus who was co-editor with him of Zeitschrift fiir Valkerpsychologie und Sprachwissenschaft from 1859 to 1890. In phi lology he followed the methods of Wilhelm von Humboldt whose work he elucidated in several books in 1848, 1864, 1867 and an edition in 1884. He studied and was graduated at the University of Berlin in 1850; from 1852-55 studied Chinese language and literature in Paris; in 1863 became extraordinary professor of philology in Berlin; and after 1872 lecturer at the school of Judaism there on the history and philosophy of religion. His chief works are
Ursprung der Sprache im Zusammenhang mit den letzten Fragen alles Wissens' (1851; 4th ed. 1888) ; 'Klassification der Sprachen> (18OO); Charakteristik der haupts:ichlichen Typen des Sprachbaues' (1860) ; Entwicke lung der Schrift' (1852) ; 'Grammatik, Logik, Psychologie, ihre Prinzipien, etc.' (1885) ; der Sprachwissenschaft bei den Griechen und ROmern' (1863; 2d ed., 1889-91) ; Mande-Negersprachen, psychologisch und phonetisch betrachtet' (1867) ; der (2d ed. 1:•:1) ; meine Ethik' (1880); Biel und Religion philosophic' (1890-95); 'Lieber Juden und Judentum,' ed. by Karpeles, posthumous essays, appeared (1906). Consult Achelis, 'Heymann Steinthal' (Hamburg 1898) ; and Stein thal und Lazarus Briider werden' a memorial essay by his widow in ffir jiidische Geschichte und Literatur' (1900).