Ferdinand Wüstenfeld
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Heinrich Ferdinand Wüstenfeld (1808-1899) 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.
Orientalism
Orientalism is a term used for the imitation or depiction of aspects of Eastern cultures in the West by writers, designers and artists, as well as having other meanings...
, known as a literary historian of Arabic literature
Arabic literature
Arabic literature is the writing produced, both prose and poetry, by writers in the Arabic language. The Arabic word used for literature is adab which is derived from a meaning of etiquette, and implies politeness, culture and enrichment....
, born at Münden
Hann. Münden
Hann. Münden is the German official name of a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. The city is located in the district of Göttingen at the confluence of the Fulda and Werra rivers, which join to form the river Weser. It has 28,000 inhabitants...
, Hanover
Hanover
Hanover or Hannover, on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg...
.
He studied theology and oriental languages at Göttingen
Göttingen
Göttingen is a university town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Göttingen. The Leine river runs through the town. In 2006 the population was 129,686.-General information:...
and Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
. He taught at Göttingen, becoming a professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
there (1842-90). He published many important Arabic texts and valuable works on Arabic history.
Writings and translations
- Navavi, Liber concinnitatis nominum (1832)
- Dahabi, liber classium virorum qui karani et traditionum cognitione excellerunt (1833- 34)
- Abulfeda, Tabulse quoedam geographica? (1835)
- Ibn Challikan, Vitae illustrium virorum (1835-50)
- Geschichte der arabischen ärzte und naturforscher (1840)
- Navavi, Tahdhib al-Asma, Biographical dictionary of illustrious men (4 bd, 1842-47)
- Makrizi, Geschichte der kopten (1846)
- Zakariya al-QazwiniZakariya al-QazwiniAbu Yahya Zakariya' ibn Muhammad al-Qazwini , was a Persian physician, astronomer, geographer and proto-science fiction writer....
, ‘Aja'ib al-makhluqat, Zakarija Ben Muhammed Ben Mahmud el-Cazwini's Kosmographie (2 vols, 1849) - Ibn Coteiba, Handbuch der geschichte (1850)
- Genealogische tabellen der arabischen stämme und familien (1852)
- Ibn Dorejd, Kitab ul-Ishtiqaq, Genealogisch-etymologisches handbuch (2 bd, 1854)
- Vergleichungstabellen der mohammedanischen und christlichen zeitrechnung (1854)
- Ibn Hischam, Das leben Mohammeds (4 bd. 1857-60)
- Geschichte der stadt Medina (1860)
- Chroniken der stadt Mekka (4 bd, 1857-61),
- JakutYaqut al-HamawiYāqūt ibn-'Abdullah al-Rūmī al-Hamawī) was an Islamic biographer and geographer renowned for his encyclopedic writings on the Muslim world. "al-Rumi" refers to his Greek descent; "al-Hamawi" means that he is from Hama, Syria, and ibn-Abdullah is a reference to his father's name, Abdullah...
, Geographisches wörterbuch (6 bd, 1866-73) - Die statthalter von Agypten (1876),
- Das heerwesen der muhammedaner (1880)
- Geschichte der Fatimiden-Chalifen Nach arabischen Quellen (1881) reprinted 1976
- Die geschichts-schreiber der araber (1882)
- Die Cufiten in Süd-Arabien im XI. (XVII.) Jahrhundert (1882)
- Der imam el-Schäfii und seine anhänger (1889-91)