page_title: Arabist
hierarchical_section_title: Arabist
caption_attribution_description: English: Harry St. John Bridger Philby (1885-1960) in Arab robes.
context_page_description: An Arabist is someone normally from outside the Arab world who specialises in the study of the Arabic language and culture.
context_section_description: An Arabist is someone normally from outside the Arab world who specialises in the study of the Arabic language and culture (usually including Arabic literature).
caption: British Arabist St John Philby in Riyadh
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