Littmann, Enno, 1875-1958

LC control no.	n 85358447
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Littmann, Enno, 1875-1958 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Birth date	18750916
Death date	19580504
Profession or occupation	Philologists
Found in	Islamisch-arabische Heiligenlieder, 1951: t.p. (Enno Littmann) LC data base, 2-4-86 (hdg.: Littmann, Enno, 1875-1958) Arabische Beduinenerzählungen, 1908: t.p. (Enno Littmann) German Wikipedia, Oct. 23, 2013 (Enno Littmann; full name Ludwig Richard Enno Littmann; b. Sept. 16, 1875 in Oldenburg, Germany; d. May 4, 1958 in Tübingen, Germany; studied theology and philology in Berlin, Halle, Göttingen and Strassburg; Ph.D. in oriental philology, Friedrichsuniversität Halle-Wittenberg, 1898; dissertation studied aspects of Tigre language; field work in Syria and Palestine; taught at Princeton University, 1901-1904; field work in Tigre province, Ethiopia, 1905; director, German archaeological expedition, Aksum, Ethiopia, 1905-1906; prof. of oriental philology in Strassburg, Göttingen, Bonn, Tübingen, 1906-1951; published broadly within oriental philology; translator and editor of first complete German edition of Arabian Nights; particularly influential in Ethiopian studies)