A MAN OF MANY EMPIRES: THE EUROPEAN IMPERIAL INTERACTIONS OF ARMINIUS VAMBÉRY ON HIS RETURN FROM CENTRAL ASIA
Journal: Folia linguistica et litteraria
Year: 2026

The Hungarian‐born scholar and explorer, Arminius Vambéry (c.1832‐ 1913) was well‐known in nineteenth‐century Europe for his pioneering travels to Central Asia in the early 1860s, where he disguised himself as a dervish in order to visit places which were generally considered dangerous and off‐limits to Europeans. These remarkable exploits subsequently brought him celebrity, fame, and influence, as well as key connections that permitted him to succeed in society despite his impoverished social a