About Mikhail Salye
Lived 1899 – 1961 (aged 62). Mikhail Salye was a Russian arabist, orientalist, philologist, university teacher, librarian and translator.
Mikhail Alexandrovich Salye (21 August 1899 – 17 August 1961) was a Soviet Arabist scholar and translator. Salye was the first to translate One Thousand and One Nights into Russian directly from the Arabic source. Additionally, he translated into Russian seven tales not contained in the Calcutta II edition of One Thousand and One Nights (from the manuscript in the National Library of Russia).
Works (in Russian) «Материалы для датировки сказки об Ал-ад-дине Абу-ш-Шаалате (из “Тысячи и одной ночи”) «Неизвестный вариант сказки о рыбаке и духе из 1001 ночи» «Алишер Навои как биограф» «Мухаммед аль Хорезми – великий узбекский ученый»
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Who was Mikhail Salye?
Soviet orientalist (1899–1961)
When was Mikhail Salye born?
Mikhail Salye was born on 8 August 1899 in Saint Petersburg.
When did Mikhail Salye die?
Mikhail Salye died on 17 August 1961 in Tashkent.
What was Mikhail Salye's occupation?
Mikhail Salye was an arabist, orientalist, philologist, university teacher, librarian and translator.
What nationality was Mikhail Salye?
Mikhail Salye was Russian.
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