Carl Hermann Ethé or Hermann Ethé (1844–1917) was a German orientalist best known for his catalogues of Islamic manuscripts and his studies and German translations of

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. He occupied the Professorship of German and Oriental Languages at the

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at the start of the

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. He and his wife were targeted during this period due to their nationality. Among his translations was the first portion of Qazwini's cosmography, '' The Wonders of Creation'' (german: Kazwînis Kosmographie: Die Wunder der Schöpfung), published 1868.

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