Annemarie von Gabain explained

Annemarie von Gabain
Birth Date:7 April 1901
Birth Place:Morhange, France
Death Place:Berlin, Germany
Citizenship:German
Fields:Turcology, Sinology, Turkic studies
Doctoral Students:Annemarie Schimmel[1]
Known For:Turkic studies

Annemarie von Gabain (7 April 1901—15 January 1993) was a German scholar who dealt with Turkic studies, both as a linguist and as an art historian.

Early life and education

Gabain was born in Morhange on 7 April 1901.[2] Her father, Arthur von Gabain, was a general and from Protestant family, Hugenotte. However, her mother raised her as a Catholic.[3] Gabain received primary and secondary education in Mainz and Brandenburg. She went to Berlin for university education. She took courses on mathematics, sciences, Sinology and Turcology.[2] She completed a dissertation in Sinology.[4] Von Gabain then studied Turcology with Johann Wilhelm Bang Kaup who was the founder of the Berlin school of Turkic studies. Later, she began to work on the Old Turkic materials kept at the Academy of Sciences in Berlin.[4]

Works

Gabain published many books on Turcology and Central Asia.

Death

Gabain died on 15 January 1993 in Berlin.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Burzine K. Waghmar. Annemarie Schimmel. 29 July 2012. The Guardian. 6 February 2003.
  2. Mehmet Ölmez. Annemarie von Gabain. Türk Dilleri Araştırmaları. 1993. 289–292.
  3. Jens Peter Laut. Annemarie von Gabain 1901-1993. Finnisch-Ugrische Forschungen. 1995. 52. 367–374.
  4. Encyclopedia: Gabain, Annemarie von. Encyclopedia Iranica.
  5. Book: Das Leben im uigurischen Konigreich von Qoco: (850-1250. 344701296X.
  6. Book: Einfuhrung in die Zentralasienkunde. 3534071360. Annemarie von Gabain. 1979.
  7. Book: Die Formensprache der uigurischen Malerei (Veroffentlichungen der Societas Uralo-Altaica). 3447027495. Annemarie von Gabain. 1987.