Christoph Krehl

Christoph Ludolf Ehrenfried Krehl (* June 29, 1825 in Meissen, † May 15 1901 in Leipzig ) was a German orientalist.

Life

Ludolf Krehl was the son of the professor of Theology and University Preacher August Krehl (1784-1855) was born. He studied at the universities of Leipzig ( with Heinrich Leberecht Fleischer ), Tübingen oriental ( with Heinrich Ewald ) and Paris Languages ​​and continued his studies in Saint Petersburg continue.

In 1852 he got a job as a secretary at the Royal Library in Dresden, came in 1861 as associate professor of oriental languages ​​and university librarian to Leipzig, where it was in 1869 ordinary honorary professor and head librarian. January 2, 1874, he was finally scheduled a full professor in his field and was his faculty 1876/77 as dean before. Due to an eye condition, he was transferred to September 1, 1899 final in retirement.

Works

• About the religion of pre-Islamic Arabs. Leipzig 1863.
• About the Koranic doctrine of predestination. Leipzig 1870.
• Contributions to the characteristics of the doctrine of faith in Islam. Leipzig 1877.
• About the legend of the burning of the Alexandrian library by the Arabs: Atti del IV Congresso Estratto dagli degli Orientalisti. Florence in 1880. S. 24
• The life and teachings of Muhammad. Leipzig 1884, Volume 1

• Omar Suleiman ben Erfreuung of spirits. Leipzig 1848, with German translation.
• A part of Makkaris history " of the Spanish Arabs" ( sur l' histoire et la Analectes littérature of Arabes d'Espagne, par al - Makkari; Leiden 1855 ff, 2 volumes)
• Arabic text of the tradition collection of Bukhari ( Recueil des traditions Musulmanes par el- Bokhari, Leiden 1862-72, 3 volumes)