Ferdinand Wüstenfeld
1808
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1899
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: Germany
languages spoken, written or signed: German
occupation: orientalist, university teacher
Heinrich Ferdinand Wüstenfeld (31 July 1808 – 8 February 1899) was a German orientalist, known as a literary historian of Arabic literature, born at Münden, Hanover. He studied theology and oriental languages at Göttingen and Berlin. He taught at Göttingen, becoming a professor there (1842–90). He published many important Arabic texts and valuable works on Arabic history. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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