Johannes Hendrik Kramers
Johannes Hendrik Kramers (born February 26, 1891 in Rotterdam , † December 17, 1951 in Oegstgeest ) was a Dutch literary scholar and orientalist. He was a professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Leiden and contributed to various standard Islamic studies , including as editor of the Encyclopaedia of Islam and author of a translation of the Koran .
See also
literature
- GF Pijper, Levensbericht JH Kramers, in: Jaarboek, 1951–1952, Amsterdam, pp. 225-231. Available online at: dwc.knaw.nl , Huygens Institute - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW)
- Franz Babinger: Johannes Hendrik Kramers (1891–1951). In: Journal of the German Oriental Society. 102, No. 1, 1952, pp. 10-13. JSTOR 43368841
- Willem Otterspeer (ed.): Leiden Oriental Connections 1850-1940 . 1997 (Studies in the History of Leiden University, Volume 5) ( partial online view )
Web links
- Literature by and about Johannes Hendrik Kramers in the catalog of the German National Library
- Leiden University
Individual evidence
- ↑ Johannes H. Kramers: De Koran uit het Arabic vertaald. Edited by Asasd Jaher and Johannes JG Jansen. Amsterdam 2003.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kramers, Johannes Hendrik |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kramers, JH |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch scholar of Islam |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 26, 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rotterdam |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th December 1951 |
| Place of death | Oegstgeest |