Friedrich Giese

Born in Stargard in Pomerania on December 11, 1870, Friedrich Wilhelm Carl Giese studied Protestant theology and Oriental philology before building a career as a specialist in Turkish language and literature. He became known especially for his work on Ottoman Turkish, Anatolian materials, and the editing of older historical and literary texts.

Giese taught in Berlin and was active as a scholar of Turkology during a period when the field was taking shape in Germany. Bibliographic and reference sources describe him as a linguist and orientalist, and library records show the range of his work, including studies of Arabic as well as editions and collections related to Turkish tales, chronicles, and dialect materials.

He died in Eichwalde on October 19, 1944. Though not a widely known public figure today, he remains of interest to readers looking into the early academic study of Turkish language, folklore, and Ottoman history.