Fritz Krenkow
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Born12 August 1872
Schönberg, Mecklenburg, Germany
Died7 June 1952[1]
Cambridge, England
OccupationsHosier
Arabic scholar
Arabic scholar
Spouse(s)Ada Rose Beardsall
Ann Savidge
Ann Savidge
Fritz Johann Heinrich Krenkow | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 August 1872 Schönberg, Mecklenburg, Germany |
| Died | 7 June 1952[1] Cambridge, England |
| Occupations | Hosier Arabic scholar |
| Spouse(s) | Ada Rose Beardsall Ann Savidge |
| Relatives | D. H. Lawrence (nephew-in-law) |
Fritz Johann Heinrich Krenkow (Arabic: سالم الكرنكوي, romanized: Sālim al-Karankawi;[2] 12 August 1872 – 7 June 1952) was a German orientalist.[3] He was the uncle of D. H. Lawrence.
Krenkow was born in Germany and moved to England aged 12. He earned a living with a hosiery firm in Leicester, and later acquired a reputation as an Arabic scholar.[4] By 1920, he had married D. H. Lawrence's maternal aunt, Ada, and they settled in Quorn, Leicestershire.[5] He later became a professor at the Aligarh Muslim University during 1929-30, and then at University of Bonn 1931-35.[6]
