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Alessandro Bausani was born on 29 May, 1921 in Rome, Italy, is an Italian scholar. Discover Alessandro Bausani's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 67 years old?
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Islamic Studies scholar, writer, scholar of Iranian studies, Arabic studies scholar, creator of artificial language, historian of religion, Italian translator |
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67 years old |
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Gemini |
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29 May, 1921 |
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29 May |
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Rome, Italy |
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1988 |
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Rome, Italy |
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Italy
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Alessandro Bausani Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Alessandro Bausani worth at the age of 67 years old? Alessandro Bausani’s income source is mostly from being a successful writer. He is from Italy. We have estimated Alessandro Bausani's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Alessandro Bausani (Rome, May 29, 1921 – Rome, March 12, 1988) was a scholar of Islam, Arab and Persian studies, interlinguistics and the History of Religion, translating many works into Italian.
He was one of the greatest Italian scholars of Islam, as well as a translator and commentator of one of the most important translations of the Qur'an into the Italian language.
A great polyglot, he spoke more than 30 languages, including Esperanto, African and Native American languages such as Cherokee and several important languages in the islamic world such as Indonesian, Arabic, Persian and Turkish.
Bausani first studied Arabic with a neighbour, Virginia Vacca.
By 1942, during World War II, he was sufficiently fluent in Persian to deliver radio broadcasts for Radio Roma.
In 1943–1944, he learned Turkish under Paul Mulla.
He received his doctorate from the Sapienza University of Rome in 1943 for a thesis on Persian syntax.
By 1949, Bausani had abandoned his Catholic faith.
He flirted with Protestantism before converting to the Baháʼí Faith by 1955.
From 1956 to 1971 Bausani taught Persian language and literature and Indonesian language as well as Indonesian literature at the'Istituto Universitario Orientale in Naples.
There he instituted teaching of Urdu language and Urdu literature' and Persian literature of India'.
Later he taught Islamic studies at the Scuola Orientale of the Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia of the Università di Roma "La Sapienza".
Both universities, and the Venezia were leading centres of Oriental studies, and his work drew great interest from students, created a school which is still today highly activity in studying the field of mystical-religious experience in the Islamic world, as well as study of Sunni and Shi'ite Islam.
His work included the translation into Italian of the poetry of Muhammad Iqbal (Parma, 1956), as well as that of Nizami, Omar Khayyam and Rumi.
He also taught the History of Religion and was responsible for history and philosophy of the Middle East and Far East at the Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli and the Socio nazionale dell'Accademia dei Lincei.
He served as the President of the Istituto per l'Oriente in Rome.
Alessandro Bausani's influence was recognised by diverse communities.
His significance as an Italian scholar was noted in his inclusion in the Treccani Enciclopedia Italiana.
His significance as a scholar of Iranian culture is reflected by the entry on his work in the Encyclopædia Iranica.
The value of his work in the field of Indonesian studies was noted in an obituary published in the journal Indonesia Circle.
An obituary published in the Baháʼí Studies Review demonstrates the recognition his work gained in the religious community to which he belonged.
A bibliography of his work up until 1 May 1981 is found in La bisaccia dello sheikh.
Omaggio ad Alessandro Bausani islamista nel sessantesimo compleanno, Venezia, Quaderni del Seminario di Iranistica, Uralo-Altaistica e Caucasologia dell'Università degli studi di Venezia, 1981.
Here is a selection of his principal works:
