| LC control no. | n 80112774 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Fonahn, Adolf Mauritz, 1873- |
| Birth date | 1873-06-15 |
| Death date | 1940-08-21 |
| Place of birth | Norway |
| Place of death | Oslo (Norway) |
| Field of activity | Orientalism Medicine History |
| Profession or occupation | Physicians Historians |
| Found in | Zur Quellenkunde der persischen Medizin, 1910: t.p. (Adolf Fonahn) Adolf Mauritz Fonahn 1873-1940. Bibliografi over trykte og utrykte arbeider, 1942 Wikipedia viewed 26 Aug 2017 (Adolf Mauritz Fonahn (born June 15, 1873 in Hedrum, died 21 August 1940 in Oslo) was a Norwegian physician, medical historian and orientalist. He is best known for his work including those revolving around Tibetan Buddhism, Leonardo da Vinci's anatomical drawings (where he was one of the first who interpreted Leonardo's mirror writing), early Persian and Arabic medical literature, and more generally the study of medical history and Asian languages) |
| Associated language | nor ger eng |
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