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Theodor Nöldeke

1836 - 1930

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Theodor Nöldeke (German: [ˈteːodoːɐ̯ ˈnœldəkə]; born 2 March 1836 – 25 December 1930) was a German orientalist and scholar, originally a student of Heinrich Ewald. He is one of the founders of the field of Quranic studies, especially through his foundational work titled Geschichte des Qorāns (History of the Quran). His research interests also ranged over Old Testament studies, and his command of Semitic languages ranging across Arabic, Hebrew, Aramaic, Syriac, and Ethiopic allowed him to write hundreds of studies across a wide range of Oriental topics, including a number of translations, grammars, and works on literatures found in various languages. Among the projects Nöldeke collaborated on was Michael Jan de Goeje’s published edition of al-Tabari's Tarikh ("Universal History"), for which he translated the Sassanid-era section. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Theodor Nöldeke is the 1,726th most popular writer (up from 1,816th in 2019), the 1,886th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,927th in 2019) and the 111th most popular German Writer.

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Among writers, Theodor Nöldeke ranks 1,726 out of 7,302. Before him are Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy, Camilla Läckberg, Antoine de Montchrestien, Jacopone da Todi, Marlen Haushofer, and Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall. After him are Ahmad ibn Arabshah, Shen Yue, Boris Akunin, Herbjørg Wassmo, Liu Zongyuan, and Edward Lear.

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Among people born in 1836, Theodor Nöldeke ranks 25. Before him are Joseph Chamberlain, Princess Anna of Prussia, Jarosław Dąbrowski, Nicholas of Japan, Kalākaua, and Norman Lockyer. After him are Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Nikolay Dobrolyubov, Enomoto Takeaki, Jan Gotlib Bloch, Franz von Lenbach, and Tekle Giyorgis II. Among people deceased in 1930, Theodor Nöldeke ranks 44. Before him are Vladimir Arsenyev, Rafael Merry del Val, Yang Kaihui, Giulio Douhet, Otto Sverdrup, and Simko Shikak. After him are John Russell, José Carlos Mariátegui, Paul Émile Appell, Eduard Meyer, Constantine VI of Constantinople, and Anna Lea Merritt.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Theodor Nöldeke ranks 1,886 out of 7,253. Before him are Princess Mathilde of Bavaria (1877), Eugen Fink (1905), Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma (1891), Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1737), Albert Leo Schlageter (1894), and Oskar Gröning (1921). After him are Herbert Kappler (1907), Magdalena Sibylla of Saxe-Weissenfels (1648), Hemma (800), Friedrich Kohlrausch (1840), Marie-Louise von Franz (1915), and Duchess Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1764).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Theodor Nöldeke ranks 111. Before him are Elisabeth of Schönau (1129), Christian Morgenstern (1871), Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1579), Christian Friedrich Hebbel (1813), Ludwig Börne (1786), and Friedrich Rückert (1788). After him are Handrij Zejler (1804), Stéphane Hessel (1917), Eduard Mörike (1804), Annette von Droste-Hülshoff (1797), Hans F. K. Günther (1891), and Hanns Heinz Ewers (1871).

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