Peter Bachmann (Arabist)
Peter Bachmann (born February 27, 1936 ; † February 21, 2018 ) was a German Arabist.
Life
He studied Classical Philology and Arabic Studies in Göttingen . In 1961 he was a topic on the comedy "The Acharnians" by Aristophanes doctorate . From 1967 to 1970 he was an assistant at the Medical History Institute of the Free University of Berlin for Arabic medicine. In 1971 he submitted his habilitation thesis on an Arabic commentary on the "epidemics" of Hippocrates of Kos . From 1973 to 1978 was director of the Orient Institute in Beirut . From 1979 to 2001 he was Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Göttingen .
His main research interests were classical and modern Arabic literature, literature of Islamic mysticism and Islamic numismatics.
Fonts (selection)
- as editor: Galen's treatise that the excellent doctor must be a philosopher. Arabic and German . Göttingen 1966, OCLC 476061754 .
- as editor with Ulrich Haarmann : The Islamic World between Middle Ages and Modern Times. Festschrift for Hans Robert Roemer on his 65th birthday . Wiesbaden 1979, ISBN 3-515-01845-X . Digitized
- "The one with the two horns". Alexander the Great in Works of Arabic Literature . Mainz 2005, ISBN 3-8053-3611-X .
literature
- as editor Lale Behzadi : learned poets, poetic scholars. Göttingen symposium on Arabic poetry in honor of Peter Bachmann. On the occasion of his 65th birthday hosted by his colleagues and students in February 2001 . Hildesheim 2003, ISBN 3-487-11908-0 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bachmann, Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Arabist and Islamic scholar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 27, 1936 |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 21, 2018 |