Stamp: Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall (1774-1856) orientalist (Austria 1981)
Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall (1774-1856) orientalist (Austria 1981)
23 November (Austria ) within release Hammer-Purgstall, Joseph Freiherr von goes into circulation Stamp Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall (1774-1856) orientalist face value 3 Austrian schilling
| Stamp Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall (1774-1856) orientalist in catalogues | |
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| Michel: | Mi:AT 1689 |
| Yvert et Tellier: | Yt:AT 1518 |
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Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall was an Austrian orientalist. Born Joseph Hammer in Graz, Styria, he received his early education mainly in Vienna. Entering the diplomatic service in 1796, he was appointed in 1799 to a position in the Austrian embassy in Constantinople. In 1807 he returned home from the East. For fifty years Hammer-Purgstall wrote prolifically on the most diverse subjects and published numerous texts and translations of Arabic, Persian and Turkish authors.Stamp Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall (1774-1856) orientalist it reflects the thematic directions:
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