David Samuel Margoliouth | |
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Born | 17 October 1858 London, England |
Died | 22 March 1940 London, England | (aged 81)
Nationality | British |
Education | New College, Oxford, England |
Known for | Scholar, linguist, translator, editor and author |
Movement | Orientalist |
David Samuel Margoliouth, FBA (/mɑːrˈɡoʊliəθ/;[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]