Annemarie Schimmel
1922
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2003
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: Germany
languages spoken, written or signed: German
educated at: Humboldt University of Berlin
occupation: translator, writer, university teacher
award received: Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Hilal-i-Imtiaz, Sitara-i-Imtiaz, Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association, Friedrich-Rückert-Preis, Dr. Leopold Lucas Prize, Reuchlin Award, Johann-Heinrich-Voß-Preis für Übersetzung, Order of Friendship
Annemarie Schimmel (7 April 1922 – 26 January 2003) was an influential German Orientalist and scholar who wrote extensively on Islam, especially Sufism. She was a professor at Harvard University from 1967 to 1992. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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