SettingsBritish orientalists
Alan Millard
Alan Ralph Millard (born 1937) is Rankin Professor Emeritus of Hebrew and Ancient Semitic Languages, and Honorary Senior Fellow (Ancient Near East), at the School of Archaeology, Classics and Eg...
Alan Ralph Millard (born 1937) is Rankin Professor Emeritus of Hebrew and Ancient Semitic Languages, and Honorary Senior Fellow (Ancient Near East), at the School of Archaeology, Classics and Eg...
Albert Hourani
Albert Habib Hourani (ألبرت حبيب حوراني; March 31, 1915 – January 17, 1993) was an English historian, specializing in the Middle East.
Albert Habib Hourani (ألبرت حبيب حوراني; March 31, 1915 – January 17, 1993) was an English historian, specializing in the Middle East.
Aubrey Herbert
Aubrey Nigel Henry Molyneux Herbert (1880 – 26 September 1923) was a British diplomat, traveller and intelligence officer associated with Albanian independence.
Aubrey Nigel Henry Molyneux Herbert (1880 – 26 September 1923) was a British diplomat, traveller and intelligence officer associated with Albanian independence.
Carl Gottfried Woide
Carl Gottfried Woide (Karl Gottfried Woide) (1725–1790), also known in England as Charles Godfrey Woide, was an Orientalist.
Carl Gottfried Woide (Karl Gottfried Woide) (1725–1790), also known in England as Charles Godfrey Woide, was an Orientalist.
Cecil J. Edmonds
Cecil J. Edmonds was a British political officer who served with the British Expeditionary Forces in Mesopotamia and western Persia, and later in the civil administration of Iraq.
Cecil J. Edmonds was a British political officer who served with the British Expeditionary Forces in Mesopotamia and western Persia, and later in the civil administration of Iraq.
David Price (East India Company officer)
David Price was a Welsh orientalist and officer in the East India Company.
David Price was a Welsh orientalist and officer in the East India Company.
David Wilkins (orientalist)
David Wilkins (1685–1745), originally named Wilke or Wilkius, was a Prussian orientalist, born in Memel, who settled in England.
David Wilkins (1685–1745), originally named Wilke or Wilkius, was a Prussian orientalist, born in Memel, who settled in England.
Douglas Morton Dunlop
Douglas Morton Dunlop (1909–1987) was a renowned British orientalist and scholar of Islamic and Eurasian history.
Douglas Morton Dunlop (1909–1987) was a renowned British orientalist and scholar of Islamic and Eurasian history.
Edward Backhouse Eastwick
Edward Backhouse Eastwick CB (1814 – 16 July 1883, Ventnor, Isle of Wight) was a British orientalist, diplomat and Conservative Member of Parliament.
Edward Backhouse Eastwick CB (1814 – 16 July 1883, Ventnor, Isle of Wight) was a British orientalist, diplomat and Conservative Member of Parliament.
Edward Denison Ross
Sir Edward Denison Ross (June 6, 1871 – September 20, 1940) was an Orientalist and one of the world's foremost linguists, specializing in languages of the Far East.
Sir Edward Denison Ross (June 6, 1871 – September 20, 1940) was an Orientalist and one of the world's foremost linguists, specializing in languages of the Far East.
Edward Johnston (professor)
Edward Hamilton Johnston was a British oriental scholar who was Boden Professor of Sanskrit at the University of Oxford from 1937 until his death.
Edward Hamilton Johnston was a British oriental scholar who was Boden Professor of Sanskrit at the University of Oxford from 1937 until his death.
Edward Ullendorff
Edward Ullendorff FBA was a British scholar and historian.
Edward Ullendorff FBA was a British scholar and historian.
Eric Teichman
Sir Eric Teichman, born Erik Teichmann (January 16, 1884 - December 3, 1944, Norfolk, England) was a British diplomat and orientalist.
Sir Eric Teichman, born Erik Teichmann (January 16, 1884 - December 3, 1944, Norfolk, England) was a British diplomat and orientalist.
Ernest Mason Satow
Sir Ernest Mason Satow PC, GCMG, (30 June 1843 – 26 August 1929), known in Japan as "アーネスト・サトウ" (Ānesuto Satō), known in China as (traditional Chinese) "薩道義" or (simplified Chinese) "萨道义",...
Sir Ernest Mason Satow PC, GCMG, (30 June 1843 – 26 August 1929), known in Japan as "アーネスト・サトウ" (Ānesuto Satō), known in China as (traditional Chinese) "薩道義" or (simplified Chinese) "萨道义",...
Frederick Cornwallis Conybeare
Frederick Cornwallis Conybeare (14 September 1856 - 9 January 1924) was a British orientalist, Fellow of University College, Oxford, and Professor of Theology at the University of Oxford.
Frederick Cornwallis Conybeare (14 September 1856 - 9 January 1924) was a British orientalist, Fellow of University College, Oxford, and Professor of Theology at the University of Oxford.
Frederick Victor Dickins
Frederick Victor Dickins (1838–1915) was a British surgeon, barrister, orientalist and university administrator.
Frederick Victor Dickins (1838–1915) was a British surgeon, barrister, orientalist and university administrator.
Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner
Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner or Gottlieb William Leitner M.A.,Ph.D.,L.L.D.,D.O.L. was an Anglo-Hungarian orientalist.
Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner or Gottlieb William Leitner M.A.,Ph.D.,L.L.D.,D.O.L. was an Anglo-Hungarian orientalist.
Gustav Haloun
Gustav Haloun was a Czech Sinologist.
Gustav Haloun was a Czech Sinologist.
Harry Garner
Harry Garner (1892 – 1977) was an expert on aerodynamics who was known as British expert and collector of oriental ceramics.
Harry Garner (1892 – 1977) was an expert on aerodynamics who was known as British expert and collector of oriental ceramics.
James Hoare
James Edward Hoare (born 1943) is a British academic and historian specializing in Chinese and Korean studies, and a career diplomat in the British Foreign Office.
James Edward Hoare (born 1943) is a British academic and historian specializing in Chinese and Korean studies, and a career diplomat in the British Foreign Office.
James Long (Anglican priest)
James Long (1814–1887) was an Anglo-Irish priest of the Anglican Church.
James Long (1814–1887) was an Anglo-Irish priest of the Anglican Church.
John Dowson
John Dowson M.R.A.S.(1820 -1882) was a British orientalist.
John Dowson M.R.A.S.(1820 -1882) was a British orientalist.
Keith Pratt
Keith Leslie Pratt (January 27, 1938- ) is a British academic, author, historian, Koreanologist, Sinologist and professor emeritus in the Department of East Asian Studies at Durham University ...
Keith Leslie Pratt (January 27, 1938- ) is a British academic, author, historian, Koreanologist, Sinologist and professor emeritus in the Department of East Asian Studies at Durham University ...
Lawrence Conrad
Lawrence I. Conrad (born 1949), is a historian of Near Eastern Medicine, at the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine in London, UK and a Lecturer at University College, London.
Lawrence I. Conrad (born 1949), is a historian of Near Eastern Medicine, at the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine in London, UK and a Lecturer at University College, London.
M. A. Sherring
Matthew Atmore Sherring (M.A. Sherring) (1826–1880) was a Protestant missionary in India who was also a reputed scholar and Indologist and wrote a number of works related to India.
Matthew Atmore Sherring (M.A. Sherring) (1826–1880) was a Protestant missionary in India who was also a reputed scholar and Indologist and wrote a number of works related to India.
Marie Bennigsen-Broxup
Marie Bennigsen-Broxup is one of the leading European experts on the Caucasus and Central Asia, with particular emphasis on Muslim communities within these regions.
Marie Bennigsen-Broxup is one of the leading European experts on the Caucasus and Central Asia, with particular emphasis on Muslim communities within these regions.
Paul Rycaut
Sir Paul Rycaut FRS (23 December 1629 London - 16 November 1700 Hamburg) was a British diplomat and historian, and authority on the Ottoman Empire.
Sir Paul Rycaut FRS (23 December 1629 London - 16 November 1700 Hamburg) was a British diplomat and historian, and authority on the Ottoman Empire.
Richard Bowring
Professor Richard Bowring PhD, Litt.D is Master of Selwyn College, Cambridge, Professor of Japanese Studies at the University of Cambridge and an Honorary Fellow of Downing College.
Professor Richard Bowring PhD, Litt.D is Master of Selwyn College, Cambridge, Professor of Japanese Studies at the University of Cambridge and an Honorary Fellow of Downing College.
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.
Richard Rudolf Walzer
Richard Rudolf Walzer was a German-born British expert on Greek philosophy.
Richard Rudolf Walzer was a German-born British expert on Greek philosophy.
Robert Caldwell
Bishop Robert Caldwell (1814–1891) was an Evangelist missionary and linguist, who academically established the Dravidian family of languages.
Bishop Robert Caldwell (1814–1891) was an Evangelist missionary and linguist, who academically established the Dravidian family of languages.
Robert Irwin (writer)
Robert Graham Irwin (born 1946) is a British historian, novelist, and writer on Arabic literature.
Robert Graham Irwin (born 1946) is a British historian, novelist, and writer on Arabic literature.
Simon Digby (oriental scholar)
Professor Simon Everard Digby MA (17 October 1932 – 10 January 2010) was an English oriental scholar, translator, writer and collector who was awarded the Burton Medal of the Royal Asiatic...
Professor Simon Everard Digby MA (17 October 1932 – 10 January 2010) was an English oriental scholar, translator, writer and collector who was awarded the Burton Medal of the Royal Asiatic...
Sir George Staunton, 1st Baronet
Sir George Leonard Staunton, 1st Baronet (10 April 1737 – 14 January 1801) was an employee of the East India Company and a botanist.
Sir George Leonard Staunton, 1st Baronet (10 April 1737 – 14 January 1801) was an employee of the East India Company and a botanist.
Solomon Caesar Malan
Solomon Caesar Malan was a British divine and orientalist.
Solomon Caesar Malan was a British divine and 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.
Thomas William Rhys Davids
Thomas William Rhys Davids was a British scholar of the Pāli language and founder of the Pali Text Society.
Thomas William Rhys Davids was a British scholar of the Pāli language and founder of the Pali Text Society.
Victor Purcell
Victor William Williams Saunders Purcell CMG, PhD, Litt.D (Cantab.) (26 January, 1896-2 January, 1965) was a British colonial public servant, historian, poet and Sinologist in Malaya (now Malaysia).
Victor William Williams Saunders Purcell CMG, PhD, Litt.D (Cantab.) (26 January, 1896-2 January, 1965) was a British colonial public servant, historian, poet and Sinologist in Malaya (now Malaysia).
William Crooke
William Crooke (1848–1923) was an English orientalist and "the central figure in Anglo-Indian folklore" according to Richard Mercer Dorson.
William Crooke (1848–1923) was an English orientalist and "the central figure in Anglo-Indian folklore" according to Richard Mercer Dorson.
William E. Skillend
William E. Skillend (Korean: 윌리암 스킬렌드) (April 26, 1926 - February 21, 2010) was the first British academic specializing in the Korean language, and the first professor of Korean at SOAS.
William E. Skillend (Korean: 윌리암 스킬렌드) (April 26, 1926 - February 21, 2010) was the first British academic specializing in the Korean language, and the first professor of Korean at SOAS.
William Francklin
William Francklin, was an orientalist.
William Francklin, was an orientalist.
William St. Clair Tisdall
William St. Clair Tisdall (1859-1928) was a British historian and philologist who served as the Secretary of the Church of England's Missionary Society in Isfahan, Persia.
William St. Clair Tisdall (1859-1928) was a British historian and philologist who served as the Secretary of the Church of England's Missionary Society in Isfahan, Persia.
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.
Zahra Freeth
Zahra Dickson Freeth is a British author, the daughter of H. R. P. Dickson (died 1959) and Dame Violet Dickson (died 1991), who has written several books on the Middle East.
Zahra Dickson Freeth is a British author, the daughter of H. R. P. Dickson (died 1959) and Dame Violet Dickson (died 1991), who has written several books on the Middle East.