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Johann Gustav Stickel
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Johann Gustav Stickel

يوهان غوستاف شتيكل

Notable figure 1805–1896 · Source: Najib al-Aqiqi, al-Mustashriqun, 3rd ed. (Cairo: Dar al-Maʿarif, 1964), vol. 2, p. 632; Yahya Murad, Muʿjam asmaʾ al-mustashriqin, p. 734 · Second source: Deutsche Biographie: Stickel, Johann Gustav (1805-1896)

Field: Text editing

Affiliation

Jena professor; editor of the Sayings of ʿAli (1834)

Biography

Born in Eisenach, he studied at Jena and under de Sacy in Paris, and spent his career as professor of Oriental languages at Jena. He edited the Sayings of ʿAli ibn Abi Talib in Arabic with their Persian version from a Weimar manuscript, adding grammatical notes and a glossary for students (Jena, 1834).