Gustave E. Von Grunebaum
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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 Austria
n historian
and Arabist
.
Gustave had a Ph.D.
in Oriental Studies at the University of Vienna
. When Nazi Germany
absorbed Austria in the Anschluss
of 1938, he went to the United States, where he got a position at the Asia Institute
in New York
under Arthur Upham Pope. In 1943, he went on to the University of California
, and was made professor of Arabic in 1949. In 1957, he became professor of Near Eastern History and the director of a new department called the Near Eastern Center.
Gustave was married to Giselle Steuerman.
Vienna
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Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
– 27 February 1972 in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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USA, born Gustav Edmund Ritter
Ritter
Ritter is a designation used as a title of nobility in German-speaking areas. Traditionally it denotes the second lowest rank within the nobility, standing above "Edler" and below "Freiherr"...
von Grünebaum) was an Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n historian
Historian
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and Arabist
Arabist
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.
Gustave had a Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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in Oriental Studies at the University of Vienna
University of Vienna
The University of Vienna is a public university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world...
. When Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany
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absorbed Austria in the Anschluss
Anschluss
The Anschluss , also known as the ', was the occupation and annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany in 1938....
of 1938, he went to the United States, where he got a position at the Asia Institute
Asia Institute
Asia Institute, was founded in 1928 in New York under the name of the American Institute for Persian Art and Archaeology. Later, it continued its activity in Shiraz between 1965-79...
in New York
New York
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under Arthur Upham Pope. In 1943, he went on to the University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
, and was made professor of Arabic in 1949. In 1957, he became professor of Near Eastern History and the director of a new department called the Near Eastern Center.
Gustave was married to Giselle Steuerman.