Carl Brockelmann
German orientalist (1868-1956) · Germany · On the map · Writers · Died at 87
Carl Brockelmann German Semiticist, was the foremost orientalist of his generation. He was a professor at the universities in Breslau, Berlin and, from 1903, Königsberg.
Carl Brockelmann is read about 29 times a day, in 21 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 10 October 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 120 days, one point a day.
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He is best known for his multi-volume Geschichte der arabischen Litteratur which included all writers in Arabic to 1937, and remains the fundamental reference volume for all Arabic literature, apart from the Christian Arabic texts.
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Germany
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Lived 1868 to 1956 · aged 87
