About Arthur Christensen
Lived 1875 – 1945 (aged 70). Arthur Christensen was a Danish writer, university teacher, translator, orientalist, iranologist and ethnologist.
Arthur Emanuel Christensen (9 January 1875 – 31 March 1945) was a Danish orientalist and scholar of Iranian philology and folklore. He is best known for his works on the Iranian history, mythology, religions, medicine and music.
Biography Christensen was born in Copenhagen in 1875. He received his doctorate in 1903. In 1919 he was promoted to the professorship at the University of Copenhagen, being the first Danish academic to hold this title in the field of Iranian philology.
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Who was Arthur Christensen?
Danish writer (1875-1945)
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Arthur Christensen was born on 9 January 1875 in Copenhagen.
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Arthur Christensen died on 31 March 1945 in Copenhagen.
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Arthur Christensen was a writer, university teacher, translator, orientalist, iranologist and ethnologist.
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Arthur Christensen was Danish.
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