Name Ferdinand Wustenfeld | Role Historian | |
Books Die Statthalter Von Agypten Zur Zeit Der Chalifen/ the Governor of Egypt at the Time of the Caliphs |
Heinrich Ferdinand Wüstenfeld (31 July 1808 – 8 February 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.
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