Werner Caskel

Werner Caskel (March 5, 1896, Danzig – January 28, 1970, Cologne ) was a German historian of Muslim people. Caskel's specialties were Islamic history and tribal genealogy.

He taught as professor at the University of Berlin (since 1946), University of Cologne (since 1948).

Literary works Arabic inscriptions, 1936 Die Beduinen (with Max von Oppenheim), 2 vols., 1939-1944 Kalbī, Hišām Ibn-Muḥammad al-: Ǧamharat an-nasab, 2 vols., 1966