Francis Joseph Steingass, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetFrancis Joseph Steingass
British linguist
Date of Birth: 16-Mar-1825
Place of Birth: Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
Date of Death: 01-Jan-1903
Profession: linguist
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Francis Joseph Steingass
- Francis Joseph Steingass (March 16, 1825, Frankfurt am Main – January 1903) was a British linguist and orientalist of German Jewish descent.
- He completed his education, including the Ph.D., in Munich, Germany.
- Later he was professor of Modern Languages at Birmingham, Professor of Modern Languages and Resident Lecturer on Arabic Languages, Literature & Law at the Oriental Institute, Woking.
- He knew 14 languages, including Arabic, Persian and Sanskrit.
- He published a number of Persian-English, Arabic-English and English-Arabic dictionaries.
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