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Abraham Wheelocke
Abraham Wheelocke (Whitchurch, Shropshire, 1593–1653) was an English linguist.
Abraham Wheelocke (Whitchurch, Shropshire, 1593–1653) was an English linguist.
Ahmad Zaki Pasha
Ahmad Zaki Pasha (أحمد زكي باشا) (26 May 1867 – 5 July 1934) was an Egyptian philologist, sometimes called the Dean of Arabism (شيخ العروبة), and longtime secretary of the Egyptian Cabinet.
Ahmad Zaki Pasha (أحمد زكي باشا) (26 May 1867 – 5 July 1934) was an Egyptian philologist, sometimes called the Dean of Arabism (شيخ العروبة), and longtime secretary of the Egyptian Cabinet.
Alfred Felix Landon Beeston
Alfred Felix Landon Beeston (February 23, 1911 – September 29, 1995) was an English Orientalist best known for his studies of Arabic language and literature, and of ancient Yemeni inscriptions, ...
Alfred Felix Landon Beeston (February 23, 1911 – September 29, 1995) was an English Orientalist best known for his studies of Arabic language and literature, and of ancient Yemeni inscriptions, ...
Alfred Guillaume
Alfred Guillaume was an Arabist and Islamic scholar.
Alfred Guillaume was an Arabist and Islamic scholar.
Alois Musil
Alois Musil (June 30, 1868 in Rychtářov, Vyškov - April 12, 1944, Otryby, Soběšín) was a Czech theologist, orientalist, explorer and writer.
Alois Musil (June 30, 1868 in Rychtářov, Vyškov - April 12, 1944, Otryby, Soběšín) was a Czech theologist, orientalist, explorer and writer.
Andreas Masius
Andreas Masius (or Maes) (November 30, 1514 – April 7, 1573) was a Catholic priest, humanist and one of the first European syriacists.
Andreas Masius (or Maes) (November 30, 1514 – April 7, 1573) was a Catholic priest, humanist and one of the first European syriacists.
Andrew Rippin
Andrew Lawrence Rippin (born 16 May 1950 in London, England) is a Canadian scholar of Islam.
Andrew Lawrence Rippin (born 16 May 1950 in London, England) is a Canadian scholar of Islam.
Antoine Isaac Silvestre de Sacy
Antoine Isaac, Baron Silvestre de Sacy (21 September 1758 – 21 February 1838), was a French linguist and orientalist.
Antoine Isaac, Baron Silvestre de Sacy (21 September 1758 – 21 February 1838), was a French linguist and orientalist.
Arabist
This is an article about the western scholars known as Arabists, not the political movement Pan-Arabism.
This is an article about the western scholars known as Arabists, not the political movement Pan-Arabism.
Arsène Roux
Arsène Roux (February 5, 1893—July 19, 1971) was a French Arabist and Berberologist.
Arsène Roux (February 5, 1893—July 19, 1971) was a French Arabist and Berberologist.
Arthur Jeffery
Arthur Jeffery (18 October 1892 in Melbourne – 2 August 1959 in South Milford, Nova Scotia, Canada) was a Protestant Australian professor of Semitic languages from 1921 at the School of Oriental...
Arthur Jeffery (18 October 1892 in Melbourne – 2 August 1959 in South Milford, Nova Scotia, Canada) was a Protestant Australian professor of Semitic languages from 1921 at the School of Oriental...
Arthur John Arberry
Arthur John Arberry (Portsmouth, May 12, 1905 – Cambridge, October 2, 1969) was a respected British orientalist.
Arthur John Arberry (Portsmouth, May 12, 1905 – Cambridge, October 2, 1969) was a respected British orientalist.
Arthur Stanley Tritton
Arthur Stanley Tritton, D. Litt.
Arthur Stanley Tritton, D. Litt.
August Ferdinand Mehren
August Ferdinand Mehren (April 6, 1822 – 1907) was a Danish Orientalist and philologist who was a native of Helsingør.
August Ferdinand Mehren (April 6, 1822 – 1907) was a Danish Orientalist and philologist who was a native of Helsingør.
Carl Brockelmann
Carl Brockelmann (1868–1956), German Semiticist, was the foremost orientalist of his generation.
Carl Brockelmann (1868–1956), German Semiticist, was the foremost orientalist of his generation.
Charles Barbier de Meynard
Charles Adrien Casimir Barbier de Meynard (1826–1908) was a nineteenth-century French historian and orientalist.
Charles Adrien Casimir Barbier de Meynard (1826–1908) was a nineteenth-century French historian and orientalist.
Charles James Lyall
Sir Charles James Lyall, KCSI, FBA was an English civil servant working in India during the period of the British Raj, and also an Arabic scholar.
Sir Charles James Lyall, KCSI, FBA was an English civil servant working in India during the period of the British Raj, and also an Arabic scholar.
Charles Pierre Henri Rieu
Charles Pierre Henri Rieu (June 8, 1820–March 19, 1902), Swiss Orientalist, was born at Geneva.
Charles Pierre Henri Rieu (June 8, 1820–March 19, 1902), Swiss Orientalist, was born at Geneva.
Cheryl Rubenberg
Cheryl A. Rubenberg is a writer and researcher specializing in the Middle East, formerly an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at Florida International University.
Cheryl A. Rubenberg is a writer and researcher specializing in the Middle East, formerly an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at Florida International University.
Christopher Melchert
Christopher Melchert is an American non-Muslim Islamic scholar, specialising in Islamic movements and institutions, ninth to tenth centuries C.E. He is University Lecturer in Arabic and Islam a...
Christopher Melchert is an American non-Muslim Islamic scholar, specialising in Islamic movements and institutions, ninth to tenth centuries C.E. He is University Lecturer in Arabic and Islam a...
David Samuel Margoliouth
David Samuel Margoliouth was an orientalist.
David Samuel Margoliouth was an orientalist.
Edward William Lane
Edward William Lane (17 September 1801, Hereford, England—10 August 1876, Worthing, Sussex) was a British Orientalist, translator and lexicographer.
Edward William Lane (17 September 1801, Hereford, England—10 August 1876, Worthing, Sussex) was a British Orientalist, translator and lexicographer.
Emilio García Gómez
Emilio García Gómez, 1st Count of Alixares (4 June 1905 – 31 May 1995) was a Spanish Arabist, literary historian and critic, whose talent as a poet enriched his many translations from Arabic.
Emilio García Gómez, 1st Count of Alixares (4 June 1905 – 31 May 1995) was a Spanish Arabist, literary historian and critic, whose talent as a poet enriched his many translations from Arabic.
Etienne Marc Quatremère
Étienne Marc Quatremère (July 12, 1782 - 1857) was a French Orientalist.
Étienne Marc Quatremère (July 12, 1782 - 1857) was a French Orientalist.
Franz Rosenthal
Franz Rosenthal (August 31, 1914 – April 8, 2003) was the Louis M. Rabinowitz professor of Semitic languages at Yale from 1956 to 1967 and Sterling Professor Emeritus of Arabic, scholar of Arabi...
Franz Rosenthal (August 31, 1914 – April 8, 2003) was the Louis M. Rabinowitz professor of Semitic languages at Yale from 1956 to 1967 and Sterling Professor Emeritus of Arabic, scholar of Arabi...
Franz Woepcke
Franz Woepcke (May 6, 1826, Dessau – March 25, 1864) was a German Orientalist and mathematician.
Franz Woepcke (May 6, 1826, Dessau – March 25, 1864) was a German Orientalist and mathematician.
Gene Cretz
Gene A. Cretz is a career diplomat, who was nominated in July 2007 by President Bush to be the first U.S. Ambassador to Libya since 1972.
Gene A. Cretz is a career diplomat, who was nominated in July 2007 by President Bush to be the first U.S. Ambassador to Libya since 1972.
Georg Freytag
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Freytag (September 19, 1788 – November 16, 1861) was a German philologist.
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Freytag (September 19, 1788 – November 16, 1861) was a German philologist.
Georg Graf
Georg Graf (15 March 1875 – 18 September 1955) was a German Orientalist.
Georg Graf (15 March 1875 – 18 September 1955) was a German Orientalist.
George Grigore
George Grigore (born February 2, 1958) is a Romanian writer, essayist, translator, professor, researcher in Middle Eastern Studies.
George Grigore (born February 2, 1958) is a Romanian writer, essayist, translator, professor, researcher in Middle Eastern Studies.
Gubaz Sanikidze
Gubaz Sanikidze is a Georgian politician who is one of the leaders of National Forum party.
Gubaz Sanikidze is a Georgian politician who is one of the leaders of National Forum party.
Gustave E. von Grunebaum
Gustave Edmund von Grunebaum (1 September 1909 in Vienna Austria – 27 February 1972 in Los Angeles USA, born Gustav Edmund Ritter von Grünebaum) was an Austrian historian and Arabist.
Gustave Edmund von Grunebaum (1 September 1909 in Vienna Austria – 27 February 1972 in Los Angeles USA, born Gustav Edmund Ritter von Grünebaum) was an Austrian historian and Arabist.
Günter Lüling
Günter Lüling is a German Protestant theologian, philological scholar and pioneer in the study of early Islamic origins.
Günter Lüling is a German Protestant theologian, philological scholar and pioneer in the study of early Islamic origins.
Haim Zafrani
Haim Zafrani (1922 Essaouira-2004) was a Moroccan scholar and writer.
Haim Zafrani (1922 Essaouira-2004) was a Moroccan scholar and writer.
Hamilton Alexander Rosskeen Gibb
Sir Hamilton Alexander Rosskeen Gibb, also commonly referred to as "H. A. R. Gibb", was a Scottish historian on Oriental studies.
Sir Hamilton Alexander Rosskeen Gibb, also commonly referred to as "H. A. R. Gibb", was a Scottish historian on Oriental studies.
Hans Wehr
Hans Wehr (1909-1981) was a German Arabist.
Hans Wehr (1909-1981) was a German Arabist.
Harold Beeley
Sir Harold Beeley KCMG, CBE (15 February 1909 27 July 2001) was a British diplomat, historian, and Arabist.
Sir Harold Beeley KCMG, CBE (15 February 1909 27 July 2001) was a British diplomat, historian, and Arabist.
Henri Lammens
Henri Lammens (1862-1937) was a prominent Belgian-born Jesuit and Orientalist.
Henri Lammens (1862-1937) was a prominent Belgian-born Jesuit and Orientalist.
Henry Laurens (scholar)
Henry Laurens (born 1954) is a French historian, one of France's foremost experts on the Middle East, and author of several reference works about the Arab-Muslim world.
Henry Laurens (born 1954) is a French historian, one of France's foremost experts on the Middle East, and author of several reference works about the Arab-Muslim world.
Hermann Zotenberg
Hermann Zotenberg (1836, Silesia – 1894, Paris) was an orientalist and Arabist.
Hermann Zotenberg (1836, Silesia – 1894, Paris) was an orientalist and Arabist.
Hugh Miles (journalist)
Hugh Miles is an award-winning freelance journalist and author, a presenter, producer and consultant specialising in the Middle East.
Hugh Miles is an award-winning freelance journalist and author, a presenter, producer and consultant specialising in the Middle East.
Israel Friedlander
Israel Friedlander, also spelled Friedlaender was a rabbi, educator, translator, and biblical scholar.
Israel Friedlander, also spelled Friedlaender was a rabbi, educator, translator, and biblical scholar.
Jacobus Golius
Jacob Golius (born Jacob van Gool; German: Jacob Gohl; Italian: Iacobo Golio; 1596, The Hague – September 28, 1667, Leiden), was a Dutch Orientalist and mathematician.
Jacob Golius (born Jacob van Gool; German: Jacob Gohl; Italian: Iacobo Golio; 1596, The Hague – September 28, 1667, Leiden), was a Dutch Orientalist and mathematician.
Jacques Berque
Jacques Augustin Berque (June 4, 1910 - June 27, 1995) was a French Islamic scholar and sociologist.
Jacques Augustin Berque (June 4, 1910 - June 27, 1995) was a French Islamic scholar and sociologist.
James T. Monroe
James T. Monroe is an American scholar.
James T. Monroe is an American scholar.
Josef Horovitz
Josef Horovitz (July 26, 1874 in Lauenburg in Pommern - 5 February, 1931 in Frankfurt) was a Jewish German orientalist.
Josef Horovitz (July 26, 1874 in Lauenburg in Pommern - 5 February, 1931 in Frankfurt) was a Jewish German orientalist.
Joseph Dacre Carlyle
Joseph Dacre Carlyle (4 June 1759 – 18 April 1804) was an English orientalist, born in Carlisle, England, where his father was a physician.
Joseph Dacre Carlyle (4 June 1759 – 18 April 1804) was an English orientalist, born in Carlisle, England, where his father was a physician.
Joseph Schacht
Joseph Schacht, born in Ratibor, 15 March 1902, died in Englewood, 1 August 1969, was a British-German professor of Arabic and Islam at Columbia University in New York.
Joseph Schacht, born in Ratibor, 15 March 1902, died in Englewood, 1 August 1969, was a British-German professor of Arabic and Islam at Columbia University in New York.
Julius Wellhausen
Julius Wellhausen, was a German biblical scholar and orientalist, noted particularly for his contribution to scholarly understanding of the origin of the Pentateuch/Torah.
Julius Wellhausen, was a German biblical scholar and orientalist, noted particularly for his contribution to scholarly understanding of the origin of the Pentateuch/Torah.
Julián Ribera
Julián Ribera y Tarragó (Carcaixent, Valencia, 1858 - Madrid, 1934) was a Spanish Arabist and academic.
Julián Ribera y Tarragó (Carcaixent, Valencia, 1858 - Madrid, 1934) was a Spanish Arabist and academic.
Luc-Willy Deheuvels
Luc-Willy Deheuvels is a French agrégé in the Arabic language, a university professor at the National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations (INALCO), the director of the Research Cen...
Luc-Willy Deheuvels is a French agrégé in the Arabic language, a university professor at the National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations (INALCO), the director of the Research Cen...
Max Seligsohn
Max Seligsohn (April 13, 1865, Russia –) was a Russian-American Orientalist.
Max Seligsohn (April 13, 1865, Russia –) was a Russian-American Orientalist.
Mehmet Hakkı Suçin
Mehmet Hakkı Suçin is a Turkish author and Arabist (born 1970 in Tuzluca, Turkey).
Mehmet Hakkı Suçin is a Turkish author and Arabist (born 1970 in Tuzluca, Turkey).
Michael Scott Weir
Sir Michael Scott Weir, KCMG (28 January 1925 – 22 June 2006) was a British diplomat.
Sir Michael Scott Weir, KCMG (28 January 1925 – 22 June 2006) was a British diplomat.
Miguel Asín Palacios
Miguel Asín Palacios (1871–1944) was a Spanish scholar of Islamic studies and the Arabic language, and a Roman Catholic priest.
Miguel Asín Palacios (1871–1944) was a Spanish scholar of Islamic studies and the Arabic language, and a Roman Catholic priest.
Morris S. Seale
Morris S. Seale (1896–1993) was an Arab scholar and Theologist who wrote about both Christian and Muslim traditions and explored extensively the links between the two religions.
Morris S. Seale (1896–1993) was an Arab scholar and Theologist who wrote about both Christian and Muslim traditions and explored extensively the links between the two religions.
Muhsin Mahdi
Muḥsin Mahdī (محسن مهدي) (June 21, 1926–July 9, 2007) was an Iraqi-American islamologist and arabist.
Muḥsin Mahdī (محسن مهدي) (June 21, 1926–July 9, 2007) was an Iraqi-American islamologist and arabist.
Pascual de Gayangos y Arce
Pascual de Gayangos y Arce (June 21, 1809 – October 4, 1897) was a Spanish scholar and orientalist.
Pascual de Gayangos y Arce (June 21, 1809 – October 4, 1897) was a Spanish scholar and orientalist.
Paul Kraus (Arabist)
Eliezer Paul Kraus (or Krause, 1900 or 1904–1944) was a Jewish Arabist, born in Prague.
Eliezer Paul Kraus (or Krause, 1900 or 1904–1944) was a Jewish Arabist, born in Prague.
Reinhart Dozy
Reinhart Pieter Anne Dozy (Leiden, Netherlands, 21 February 1820 – Alexandria, Egypt, 29 April May 1883) was a Dutch scholar of French (Huguenot) origin, who was born in Leiden.
Reinhart Pieter Anne Dozy (Leiden, Netherlands, 21 February 1820 – Alexandria, Egypt, 29 April May 1883) was a Dutch scholar of French (Huguenot) origin, who was born in Leiden.
Reynold A. Nicholson
Reynold Alleyne Nicholson, or R. A. Nicholson, (August 18, 1868 — August 27, 1945) was an eminent English orientalist, scholar of both Islamic literature and Islamic mysticism, and widely ...
Reynold Alleyne Nicholson, or R. A. Nicholson, (August 18, 1868 — August 27, 1945) was an eminent English orientalist, scholar of both Islamic literature and Islamic mysticism, and widely ...
Richard Ashton Beaumont
Sir Richard Ashton Beaumont, KCMG, OBE was a British diplomat and Arabist who spent most his diplomatic career serving in the Arab world.
Sir Richard Ashton Beaumont, KCMG, OBE was a British diplomat and Arabist who spent most his diplomatic career serving in the Arab world.
Richard Bell (Arabist)
Richard Bell (1876 - 1952) was a British Arabist at the University of Edinburgh.
Richard Bell (1876 - 1952) was a British Arabist at the University of Edinburgh.
Richard Dalton (diplomat)
Sir Richard John Dalton is a senior former diplomat who was knighted in the 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours List.
Sir Richard John Dalton is a senior former diplomat who was knighted in the 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours List.
Richard Francis Burton
Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS was a British geographer, explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer and diplomat.
Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS was a British geographer, explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer and diplomat.
Robert of Ketton
Robert of Ketton (Latin: Robertus Ketenensis) (1110? – 1160?) was an English medieval theologian, astronomer and Arabist.
Robert of Ketton (Latin: Robertus Ketenensis) (1110? – 1160?) was an English medieval theologian, astronomer and Arabist.
Rudolf Macúch
Rudolf Macúch was a Slovak Protestant theologian and expert on Mandaean language and Samaritan language.
Rudolf Macúch was a Slovak Protestant theologian and expert on Mandaean language and Samaritan language.
Shelomo Dov Goitein
Shelomo Dov Goitein (April 3, 1900 — February 6, 1985) was a German-Jewish ethnographer, historian and Arabist known for his research on Jewish life in the Islamic Middle Ages.
Shelomo Dov Goitein (April 3, 1900 — February 6, 1985) was a German-Jewish ethnographer, historian and Arabist known for his research on Jewish life in the Islamic Middle Ages.
Shinji Maejima
Shinji Maejima was a Japanese Orientalist.
Shinji Maejima was a Japanese Orientalist.
Simon Ockley
Simon Ockley (1678 – 9 August 1720) was a British Orientalist.
Simon Ockley (1678 – 9 August 1720) was a British Orientalist.
St John Philby
Harry St John Bridger Philby CIE, also known as Jack Philby or Sheikh Abdullah, his Arabic name, was an Arabist, explorer, writer, and British colonial office intelligence officer.
Harry St John Bridger Philby CIE, also known as Jack Philby or Sheikh Abdullah, his Arabic name, was an Arabist, explorer, writer, and British colonial office intelligence officer.
Stanley Lane-Poole
Stanley Lane-Poole (18 December 1854 - 29 December 1931) was a British orientalist and archaeologist.
Stanley Lane-Poole (18 December 1854 - 29 December 1931) was a British orientalist and archaeologist.
Tarif Khalidi
Tarif Khalidi (Arabic: طريف الخالدي), born January 24, 1938 in Jerusalem, is a Palestinian historian who now holds the Shaykh Zayid Chair in Islamic and Arabic Studies at the American University...
Tarif Khalidi (Arabic: طريف الخالدي), born January 24, 1938 in Jerusalem, is a Palestinian historian who now holds the Shaykh Zayid Chair in Islamic and Arabic Studies at the American University...
Thomas Obicini
Thomas Obicini (it. Tomasso Obicini da Novara) (1585 - 7 November 1632).
Thomas Obicini (it. Tomasso Obicini da Novara) (1585 - 7 November 1632).
Wilfred Thesiger
Sir Wilfred Patrick Thesiger, CBE, DSO, FRAS, FRGS was a British explorer and travel writer born in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia.
Sir Wilfred Patrick Thesiger, CBE, DSO, FRAS, FRGS was a British explorer and travel writer born in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia.
William Chittick
William C. Chittick is a leading translator and interpreter of classical Islamic philosophical and mystical texts.
William C. Chittick is a leading translator and interpreter of classical Islamic philosophical and mystical texts.
William Montgomery Watt
William Montgomery Watt (14 March 1909 – 24 October 2006) was a Scottish historian, an Emeritus Professor in Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Edinburgh.
William Montgomery Watt (14 March 1909 – 24 October 2006) was a Scottish historian, an Emeritus Professor in Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Edinburgh.
William Wright (orientalist)
William Wright (17 January 1830 – 22 May 1889) was a famous British Orientalist, and Professor of Arabic in the University of Cambridge.
William Wright (17 January 1830 – 22 May 1889) was a famous British Orientalist, and Professor of Arabic in the University of Cambridge.
Zvi Elpeleg
Zvi Elpeleg (born 1926 in Poland) is an Israeli academic, currently a senior researcher at the Dayan Institute, part of Tel Aviv University.
Zvi Elpeleg (born 1926 in Poland) is an Israeli academic, currently a senior researcher at the Dayan Institute, part of Tel Aviv University.