Heinrich Thorbecke
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Heinrich Thorbecke was a German
Arabic
scholar. His studies were directed mainly to the poetry
of the Bedouin
and the history of Arabic.
. He was appointed professor at Heidelberg (1873) and at Halle (1875).
Germany
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Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
scholar. His studies were directed mainly to the poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
of the Bedouin
Bedouin
The Bedouin are a part of a predominantly desert-dwelling Arab ethnic group traditionally divided into tribes or clans, known in Arabic as ..-Etymology:...
and the history of Arabic.
Biography
He studied at Munich and LeipzigUniversity of Leipzig
The University of Leipzig , located in Leipzig in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, is one of the oldest universities in the world and the second-oldest university in Germany...
. He was appointed professor at Heidelberg (1873) and at Halle (1875).
Works
- Antarah, ein vorislamitischer Dichter (Life of Antarah, the Pre-Islamite Poet, 1867)
- Al-Harīri's Durrat-al-gawwas (1871)
- Al-A'schā's Lobgedicht auf Mahammed (Al Ashâ's Song of Praise to Mohammed, 1875)
- Ibn Duraid's Kitāb al-malāhin (1882)
- Die Mufad-dali-jāt (1885)
- Mihail Sabbag's Grammatik der arabischen Umgangssprache in Syrien und Aegypten (M. Sabbâg's Grammar of Conversational Arabic in Syria and Egypt, 1886)