Julius Klaproth

Julius Klaproth

Julius Heinrich Klaproth (1783–1835), German linguist, historian, ethnographer, author, Orientalist and explorer. As a scholar, he is credited along with Jean-Pierre Abel-Rémusat, with being instrumental in turning East Asian Studies into scientific disciplines with critical methods.

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