Francis Joseph Steingass
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1825 – 1903
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Who was Francis Joseph Steingass?
Francis Joseph Steingass was a British linguist and orientalist of German Jewish descent. He completed his education, including the Ph.D., in Munich, Germany. Later he was professor of Modern Languages at Birmingham, Professor of Modern Languages and Resident Lecturer on Arabic Languages, Literature & Law at the Oriental Institute, Woking. He knew 14 languages, including Arabic, Persian and Sanskrit. He published a number of Persian-English, Arabic-English and English-Arabic dictionaries.
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- Born
- Mar 16, 1825
- Also known as
- Francis Steingass
- F. Steingass
- Died
- 1903
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on July 23, 2013
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