Arthur Emanuel Christensen
Born(1875-01-09)9 January 1875
Died31 March 1945(1945-03-31) (aged 70)
Copenhagen
NationalityDane

Arthur Emanuel Christensen (9 January 1875 – 31 March 1945) was a Danish orientalist and scholar of Iranian philology and folklore.[1] He is best known for his works on the Iranian history, mythology, religions and medicine.

Biography

Christensen was born in Copenhagen in 1875.[2] He received his doctorate in 1903.[1] The book One Thousand and One Nights ignited his interest to the Middle East.[2] The subject of his doctorate dissertation was written about Omar Khayyam, a renowned Persian polymath.[2][3] In 1919 he was promoted to the professorship at the University of Copenhagen, being the first Danish academic to hold this title in the field of Iranian philology.[2]

Selected bibliography

References

  1. ^ a b "CHRISTENSEN, ARTHUR EMANUEL". Encyclopædia Iranica.
  2. ^ a b c d Mette Hedemand Søltoft (2022). "The Danish Orientalist Arthur Christensen's Visit to Iran in 1929 and His Meeting with the Iranian Intelligentsia". Iranian Studies. 55 (1): 3. doi:10.1080/00210862.2020.1860402. S2CID 233902335.
  3. ^ مجلهٔ یغما، شمارهٔ ۲۵۳. ص۴۸۵

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