Victor Chauvin (1844–1913), an Arabic and Hebrew professor at the
University of Liège
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, wrote a number of notable books on Middle Eastern literature and folklore,
orientalism
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, biblical history, and
Sharia
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, including ''L`histoire de l`Islamisme'' and ''Bibliographie des Ouvrages Arabes Ou Relatifs Aux Arabes Publies Dans L'Europe Chretienne De 1810 a 1885''.
Amazon.co.uk: Bibliographie DES Ouvrages Arabes Ou Relatifs Aux Arabes Publies Dans L'Europe Chretienne De 1810 a 1885 (Reference Library of Asian Studies): Books: Victor Chauvin
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Belgian non-fiction writers
Belgian male writers
Academic staff of the University of Liège
1844 births
1913 deaths
Male non-fiction writers
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