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David Heinrich M�ller und die s�darabische Expedition der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften 1898/99

AT-OeAW-BA-3-27-F-00350

Authors:	Sturm, Gertraud
Published in:	Wien
Published by:	Verlag der �sterreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften , 2015

Denkschriften der philosophisch-historischen Klasse, , 480

Contents:
The scientific endeavors of the Middle Eastern studies philologist and South Arabia expert David Heinrich M�ller (1846-1912) went far beyond disciplinary boundaries. This publication by Gertraud Sturm thoroughly examines the 1898 South Arabia expedition of the Austrian Imperial Academy of Sciences which constituted a highlight in M�ller's career.
It not only focuses on M�ller's achievements for South Arabian studies and his role in this expedition, but also examines his position as a Jewish scholar in the late Habsburg Empire. The ambitious scientific aims of the expedition included the search for inscriptions and the recording of the hitherto barely researched modern South Arabian languages Mehri, Shauri and Soqotri, in addition to geological and other natural science investigations.
Alongside M�ller, the German-Swedish count Carlo Landberg (1848-1924) was appointed as head of the expedition into the countrys interior due to his good connections in South Arabia. Considerable difficulties during this part of the journey eventually made further movement into the hinterlands impossible and led to the count's resignation. A final failure could only be averted through the decisive action of M�ller who brought the expedition to a successful conclusion through explorations in Socotra.

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