Difference between revisions of "Edward Henry Palmer (1840-1882), scholar"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''Edward Henry Palmer''' (1840-1882) was an English scholar. | '''Edward Henry Palmer''' (1840-1882) was an English scholar, born August 7, 1840 in Cambridge, England. After studying Oriental languages at the University of Cambridge, he travelled extensively in the Middle East on behalf of the Palestine Exploration Fund. From 1871 to 1881 he served as Professor of Arabic at Cambridge University. In 1882, while leading a government expedition in the Sinai peninsula, his party was ambushed and killed. His remains were recovered and buried at St Paul's Cathedral in London. | ||
==Works== | |||
==Works | |||
====Books==== | ====Books==== | ||
| Line 20: | Line 12: | ||
[[Category:Scholars|Palmer]] | [[Category:Scholars|1840 Palmer]] | ||
[[Category:British|1840 Palmer]] | [[Category:British|1840 Palmer]] | ||
| Line 29: | Line 21: | ||
[[Category:Early Islamic Scholars|1840 Palmer]] | [[Category:Early Islamic Scholars & Authors|1840 Palmer]] | ||
[[Category:Early Islamic Scholars-- | [[Category:Early Islamic Scholars & Authors--British|1840 Palmer]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:48, 16 May 2015
Edward Henry Palmer (1840-1882) was an English scholar, born August 7, 1840 in Cambridge, England. After studying Oriental languages at the University of Cambridge, he travelled extensively in the Middle East on behalf of the Palestine Exploration Fund. From 1871 to 1881 he served as Professor of Arabic at Cambridge University. In 1882, while leading a government expedition in the Sinai peninsula, his party was ambushed and killed. His remains were recovered and buried at St Paul's Cathedral in London.