Rudolf Sellheim
Rudolf Sellheim (born January 15, 1928 in Halle (Saale) ; † March 9, 2013 in Frankfurt am Main ) was a German orientalist .
From 1956 to 1995 he was Professor of Oriental Studies and Director (1958–1993) of the Oriental Seminary at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main . Since 1994 he has been a corresponding member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences . He was a full member of the German Archaeological Institute and from 1968 to 2003 President of the International Society for Oriental Research , Istanbul .
Fonts (selection)
- Arabic manuscripts Series A: Arabic manuscripts I. Series A: Materials on the history of Arabic literature: Tl I (1998)
- Arabic manuscripts Series A: Arabic manuscripts II. Series A: Materials on the history of Arabic literature: Tl II (1998)
- The classic Arabic proverb collections, especially that of Abu 'Ubaid Mouton, 1954.
- The second civil war in Islam. The end of Meccan-Medinan domination . Lecture. Steiner, Stuttgart 1970, ISBN 3-515-00825-X .
Web links
- Literature by and about Rudolf Sellheim in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sellheim, Rudolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German orientalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 15, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Halle (Saale) |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 9, 2013 |
| Place of death | Frankfurt am Main |