Famous orientalists

person who studies Oriental cultures

378 people

All Alive Deceased
Ernest Renan

Ernest Renan

1823 – 1892 · Age 69
Deceased
Friedrich Max Müller

Friedrich Max Müller

1823 – 1900 · Age 76
Deceased
Athanasius Kircher

Athanasius Kircher

1602 – 1680 · Age 78
Deceased
William Jones

William Jones

1746 – 1794 · Age 47
Deceased
Friedrich Rückert

Friedrich Rückert

1788 – 1866 · Age 77
Deceased
René Guénon

René Guénon

1886 – 1951 · Age 64
Deceased
William of Rubruck

William of Rubruck

1220 – 1293
Deceased
Nicolae Iorga

Nicolae Iorga

1871 – 1940 · Age 69
Deceased
Abulfaz Elchibey

Abulfaz Elchibey

1938 – 2000 · Age 62
Deceased
William Henry Fox Talbot

William Henry Fox Talbot

1800 – 1877 · Age 77
Deceased
Dimitrie Cantemir

Dimitrie Cantemir

1674 – 1723 · Age 48
Deceased
Bernard Lewis

Bernard Lewis

1916 – 2018 · Age 101
Deceased
Vladimir Arsenyev

Vladimir Arsenyev

1872 – 1930 · Age 58
Deceased
Julius Wellhausen

Julius Wellhausen

1844 – 1918 · Age 73
Deceased
Bedřich Hrozný

Bedřich Hrozný

1879 – 1952 · Age 73
Deceased
Edwin Arnold

Edwin Arnold

1832 – 1904 · Age 71
Deceased
Wilhelm Schickard

Wilhelm Schickard

1592 – 1635 · Age 43
Deceased
Ğäbdelxäy Äxätef

Ğäbdelxäy Äxätef

1927 – 1986 · Age 59
Deceased
Ármin Vámbéry

Ármin Vámbéry

1832 – 1913 · Age 81
Deceased
Ignaz Goldziher

Ignaz Goldziher

1850 – 1921 · Age 71
Deceased
Sándor Kőrösi Csoma

Sándor Kőrösi Csoma

1784 – 1842 · Age 58
Deceased
Antoine Isaac Silvestre de Sacy

Antoine Isaac Silvestre de Sacy

1758 – 1838 · Age 79
Deceased
Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall

Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall

1774 – 1856 · Age 82
Deceased
Adam Afzelius

Adam Afzelius

1750 – 1837 · Age 86
Deceased
Theodor Nöldeke

Theodor Nöldeke

1836 – 1930 · Age 94
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q1731155