Ármin Vámbéry
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Summary
Ármin Vámbéry was born on March 19, 1832[1], in Svätý Jur[2]. He died on September 15, 1913[3], in Budapest[4]. He worked as an explorer[5], writer[6], orientalist[7], geographer[8], and Turkologist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,142 views/month, #7,221 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Date of birth: January 1832[11]
- Place of burial: Fiume Road Graveyard[12]
- Child: Rustem Vambery[13]
- Country of citizenship: Hungary[14]
- Native language: Hungarian[15]
- Field of work: linguistics[16]
- Employer: Eötvös Loránd University[17], Nyugat[18]
- Member of: Hungarian Academy of Sciences[19], Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts[20], Magyar Földrajzi Társaság[21]
- Sex or gender: male[22]
- Doctoral student: Ignaz Goldziher[23]
- Commons category: Ármin Vámbéry[24]
- Archives at: New York Public Library Main Branch[25]
- Given name: Ármin[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ármin Vámbéry[27]
- Commons gallery: Ármin Vámbéry[28]
- Relative: Robert Vambery[29]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[30], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[31], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[32], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[33], Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich[34], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[35], Library of the World's Best Literature[36], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[37], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[38], The New Student's Reference Work[39], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[40], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[41]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Hungarian[42], Hebrew[43], Latin[44], French[45], German[46], English[47]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Ármin Vámbéry include 185196 Vámbéry[48], an asteroid[49].
Why It Matters
Ármin Vámbéry has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] He is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]
Entities named for him include 185196 Vámbéry[48], an asteroid[49].
His notable doctoral advisees include Ignaz Goldziher[52], a linguist[53], 1850–1921[54], of Hungary[55], specialised in oriental studies[56].
FAQs
Where was Ármin Vámbéry born?
Ármin Vámbéry was born in Svätý Jur[2].
Where did Ármin Vámbéry die?
Ármin Vámbéry died in Budapest[4].
What did Ármin Vámbéry do for work?
Ármin Vámbéry worked as an explorer[5], writer[6], orientalist[7], geographer[8], and Turkologist[9].