Werner Caskel (March 5, 1896,
Danzig – January 28, 1970,
Köln
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was a
German people, German historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the stu ...
of
Muslim
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people. Caskel's specialties were Islamic history and tribal genealogy.
He taught as
professor
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at the
University of Berlin
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(since 1946),
University of Cologne
The University of Cologne (german: Universität zu Köln) is a university in Cologne, Germany. It was established in the year 1388 and is one of the most prestigious and research intensive universities in Germany. It was the sixth university to ...
(since 1948).
Literary works
* ''
Arabic inscriptions'', 1936
* ''Die
Beduin
The Bedouin, Beduin, or Bedu (; , singular ) are nomadic Arab tribes who have historically inhabited the desert regions in the Arabian Peninsula, North Africa, the Levant, and Mesopotamia. The Bedouin originated in the Syrian Desert and Ar ...
en'' (with
Max von Oppenheim
Baron Max von Oppenheim (15 July 1860, in Cologne – 17 November 1946, in Landshut) was a German lawyer, diplomat, ancient historian, and archaeologist. He was a member of the Oppenheim banking dynasty. Abandoning his career in diplomacy, ...
), 2 vols., 1939-1944
*''Kalbī, Hišām Ibn-Muḥammad al-: Ǧamharat an-nasab'', 2 vols., 1966
External links
* http://www.uni-koeln.de/phil-fak/orient/htm/library/oppenheim.htm
* https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/martinkramerorg/JewishDiscovery.htm&date=2009-10-26+20:05:56
Historians of Islam
1896 births
1970 deaths
German male non-fiction writers
20th-century German historians
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