David Samuel Margoliouth

David Samuel Margoliouth
D.S. Margoliouth
Born17 October 1858
London, England
Died22 March 1940 (1940-03-23) (aged 81)
London, England
NationalityBritish
EducationNew College, Oxford, England
Known forScholar, linguist, translator, editor and author
MovementOrientalist

David Samuel Margoliouth, FBA (/mɑːrˈɡliəθ/;[1] 17 October 1858, in London – 22 March 1940, in London) was an English orientalist. He was briefly active as a priest in the Church of England. He was Laudian Professor of Arabic at the University of Oxford from 1889 to 1937.[2][3]

  1. ^ Pointon, G. E. (1983). BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 165. ISBN 0-19-282745-6.
  2. ^ Encyclopædia Britannica (14th edition) - article Margoliouth, David Samuel
  3. ^ Encyclopædia Britannica (15th edition) - article Margoliouth, David Samuel