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Ármin Vámbéry
1832–1913
A bold 19th-century traveler and scholar, he became famous for journeys through Central Asia and for opening new paths in the study of Turkic languages and cultures.
10 Audiobooks
The story of my struggles: the memoirs of Arminius Vambéry, Volume 1
by Ármin Vámbéry
Keleti életképek
by Ármin Vámbéry
The story of my struggles: the memoirs of Arminius Vambéry, Volume 2
by Ármin Vámbéry
The story of Hungary
by Ármin Vámbéry
Közép-ázsiai utazás
by Ármin Vámbéry
Vándorlásaim és élményeim Persiában
by Ármin Vámbéry
Árminius Vambéry, his life and adventures
by Ármin Vámbéry
Sketches of Central Asia (1868) Additional chapters on my travels, adventures, and on the ethnology of Central Asia
by Ármin Vámbéry
About the author
Born in 1832, Ármin Vámbéry was a Hungarian Turkologist, writer, and traveler. He was born Hermann Wamberger and later became widely known in Europe for his deep knowledge of the Ottoman world, Central Asia, and the Turkic languages.
His reputation grew after his difficult travels in Central Asia, which helped make him one of the best-known European interpreters of the region in his time. He went on to teach at the University of Pest and remained an important figure in Hungarian Oriental studies for decades.
Vámbéry died in 1913. Today he is remembered both for the adventurous life behind his books and for the lasting influence of his scholarship on the languages, history, and cultures of the Turkic world.