Annemarie Schimmel

Annemarie Schimmel's Degrees

• PhD Islamic Studies University of Marburg

Why Is Annemarie Schimmel Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Annemarie Schimmel was an influential German Orientalist and scholar who wrote extensively on Islam, especially Sufism. She was a professor at Harvard University from 1967 to 1992. Early life and education Schimmel was born to Protestant and highly cultured middle-class parents in Erfurt, Germany. Her father Paul was a postal worker and her mother Anna belonged to a family with connections to seafaring and international trade. Schimmel remembered her father as "a wonderful playmate, full of fun," and she recalled that her mother made her feel that she was the child of her dreams. She also remembered her childhood home as being full of poetry and literature, though her family was not an academic one.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Annemarie Schimmel?

Annemarie Schimmel is affiliated with the following schools:

• Humboldt University of Berlin
• Ankara University
• University of Marburg
• University of Bonn
• Harvard University