Jérémie-Jacques Oberlin

Jérémie-Jacques Oberlin (8 August 1735 – 10 October 1806) was a philologist and archaeologist from Alsace.

The brother of Jean Frédéric Oberlin, he was born at Strasbourg.

While studying theology at the university he devoted special attention to Biblical archaeology.

[1] Oberlin published several manuals on archaeology and ancient geography, and made frequent excursions into different provinces of France to investigate antiquarian remains and study provincial dialects, the result appearing in Essai sur le patois Lorrain (1775); Dissertations sur les Minnesingers (1782–1789); and Observations concernant le patois et les mœurs des gens de la campagne (1791).

He also published several editions of Latin authors and copied manuscripts by Gottfried von Hagenau, the originals of which are now lost.