| Fritz Johann Heinrich Krenkow | |
| Birth Date: | 12 August 1872 |
| Birth Place: | Schönberg, Mecklenburg, Germany |
| Death Date: | 7 June 1952[1] |
| Death Place: | Cambridge, England |
| Nationality: | German British (naturalised 1911) |
| Occupation: | Hosier Arabic scholar |
| Spouse: | Ada Rose Beardsall Ann Savidge |
| Relatives: | D. H. Lawrence (nephew-in-law) |
Fritz Johann Heinrich Krenkow (1872 - 1953) was a German orientalist.[2] He was the uncle of D. H. Lawrence.
Krenkow was born in Germany and moved to England aged 12. He earned a living with a hosiery firm in Leicester, and later acquired a reputation as an Arabic scholar.[3] By 1920, he had married D. H. Lawrence's maternal aunt, Ada, and they settled in Quorn, Leicestershire.[4] He later became a professor at the Aligarh Muslim University during 1929-30, and then at University of Bonn 1931-35.[5]