Aloys Sprenger

Aloys Sprenger (1813-1893) was an eminent Austrian Orientalist, born in the Tyrol, and died in Heidelberg. He studied in Vienna, went to India in 1843, where he diligently occupied his mind in study, and on his return in 1857 was appointed professor of Oriental Languages at Bern, from which he was transferred to Heidelberg. He edited Persian and Arabic works, and wrote the "Life and Doctrine of Mohammed".

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