Franz Babinger | |
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| Born | January 15, 1891 |
| Died | June 23, 1967 (aged 76) |
| Nationality | German |
| Notable work | Mehmed the Conqueror and His Time |
Franz Babinger (15 January 1891 – Durrës, 23 June 1967) was a well-known German orientalist and historian of the Ottoman Empire, best known for his biography of the great Ottoman emperor Mehmed II, known as "the Conqueror", originally published as Mehmed der Eroberer und seine Zeit. An English translation by Ralph Manheim is available from Princeton University Press under the title Mehmed the Conqueror and His Time.