Background
Meier, Fritz was born on June 10, 1912 in Basel, Switzerland. Son of Fritz and Emma (Freivogel) Meier.
Meier, Fritz was born on June 10, 1912 in Basel, Switzerland. Son of Fritz and Emma (Freivogel) Meier.
Dr.phil., University Basel, 1937. Dres.phil. (honorary), University Tehran, 1974., University Freiburg, 1992.
Member of faculty, U. Basel, since 1941; professor Arabic and Persian philology, U. Basel, 1949-1982; professor emeritus, U. Basel, since 1982. Conference master, U. Alexandria, 1946-1948.
Member German Oriental Society (honorary), Heidelberg Academy of Sciences (correspondent).