page_title: Heinrich Friedrich von Diez
hierarchical_section_title: Heinrich Friedrich von Diez
caption_attribution_description: English: Arabic manuscript with parts of Arabian Nights, collected by scholar and traveler Heinrich Friedrich von Diez, 19th century CE. Unknown origin. It was displayed at the Neues Museum in Berlin, Germany, Exhibition of "Cinderella, Sindbad &amp; Sinuhe, Arab-German Storytelling Traditions", April 18, 2019, to August 18, 2019. Berlin State Library, Prussian cultural heritage, Orient Department (Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Orientabteilung, Diez A oct. 183).
context_page_description: Heinrich Friedrich von Diez was a German diplomat and orientalist. He was ennobled in 1789 by Frederick the Great for his diplomatic service as the Prussian chargé d'affaires to the Ottoman Empire. In his later life he served as a benefice of the Co-Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Kołobrzeg, which helped fund his research.
context_section_description: Heinrich Friedrich von Diez (2 September 1751 – 7 April 1817) was a German diplomat and orientalist. He was ennobled in 1789 by Frederick the Great for his diplomatic service as the Prussian chargé d'affaires to the Ottoman Empire. In his later life he served as a benefice of the Co-Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Kołobrzeg, which helped fund his research.
caption: Arabic manuscript with parts of Arabian Nights, collected by Heinrich Friedrich von Diez, 19th century CE, origin unknown
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