Fritz Krenkow

Fritz Johann Heinrich Krenkow (1872–1963) was a German orientalist.[1] He was the uncle of D. H. Lawrence.

Born in Germany, Krenkow moved to England aged 12. He earned a living with a hosiery firm in Leicester, and later acquired a reputation as an Arabic scholar.[2] He later became a professor at the Aligarh Muslim University during 1929-30, and then at University of Bonn 1931-35.[3]

References

1. Mustafid, Abdurrahman Badawi (2003). Ensiklopedi tokoh orientalis (Cet. 1. ed.). Yogyakarta: Lembaga Kajian Islam dan Sosial (LKIS). p. 339. ISBN 9799492939.
2. James T. Boulton; Andrew Robertson; et al., eds. (2002). The letters of D. H. Lawrence. Cambridge (GB): Cambridge university press. p. 267. ISBN 0521013054.
3. Meyers, Jeffrey (2002). D.H. Lawrence A Biography. Lanham: Cooper Square Press. p. 15. ISBN 9781461702467.