Gotthard Strohmaier#
| Membership Number: | 2494 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | CLASSICS & ORIENTAL STUDIES |
| Elected: | 2008 |
| Main Country of Residence: | GERMANY |
Present and Previous Positions
- 1995 Honorary professor at the Freie Universität Berlin
- 1991 Habilitation for Islamic Studies in Tübingen
- 1965 Dr. phil., Arabic Studies, Humboldt-Universität Berlin
Fields of Scholarship
- Greek heritage in Islam
- Recovery of lost Greek texts by Arabic translations, also their help in the edition of Greek texts
- Influence of Arabic medicine, philosophy, sciences, and applied arts on Western Europe
- History of Arabic studies in Germany
Honours and Awards
- 2009 Corresponding member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences
