Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall

Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall
Born9 June 1774 
Graz 
Died23 November 1856  (aged 82)
Vienna 
OccupationOrientalist 
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Joseph Freiherr von Hammer-Purgstall (Arabic: يوسف حامر, romanized: Yūsuf Ḥāmir; 9 June 1774 – 23 November 1856) was an Austrian orientalist, historian and diplomat. He is considered one of the most accomplished orientalists of his time.

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