Emil Rödiger (13 October 1801, in Sangerhausen – 15 June 1874) was a German orientalist. He studied

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, where in 1830, he became an associate professor of Oriental languages, followed by a full professorship in 1835. He moved to Berlin in 1860, and remained there for the rest of his life. In 1870 he received a combined medal (together with ( Brockhaus, Pott and Fleischer) in occasion of the 25th anniversary of the

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grammar from the 14th (1845) to the 21st edition (1874).

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* This article incorporates text from the ''International Cyclopedia'' of 1890, a publication now in the public domain. {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodiger, Emil 1801 births 1874 deaths German orientalists Academic staff of the Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg alumni People from Sangerhausen German male non-fiction writers