August Müller (orientalist)
August Müller was a German orientalist.
Biography
He was educated in classical philology and Semitic studies at the universities of Halle and Leipzig, where he was a student of Heinrich Leberecht Fleischer. In 1874, he became an associate professor, and in 1882 accepted the post of professor of oriental philology at the University of Königsberg. In 1890, he returned as a professor to the University of Halle.Works
Die Griechischen Philosophen in der Arabischen Überlieferung.Der Islam im Morgen- und Abendland.Hebräische Schulgrammatik, the syntax of which was translated into English by James Robertson.- Reedition, Caspari's Arabische Grammatik, which he considerably enlarged.Delectus Veterum Carminum Arabicorum, furnished with copious annotations, and thus rendered useful to those who desire to become acquainted with Arabic poetry.
- Edition of Ibn Useibia's History of Physicians, with Arabic text and a critical commentary .