# Von Kremer — The Luzumiyat character guide

> Von Kremer in The Luzumiyat by Abu al-ʻAlaʼ al-Maʻarri.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0003-the-luzumiyat

## Who they are

A 19th-century scholar whose studies on Arabic literature are referenced in the introduction.

## Relationships

### [Abu al-ʻAlaʼ al-Maʻarri](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_luzumiyat_se/characters/abu_al_ala_al_maarri)

_professional_

Von Kremer's scholarly work on al-Ma'arri establishes him as an early European interpreter of the poet.

### [Omar Khayyam](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_luzumiyat_se/characters/omar_khayyam)

_professional_

Von Kremer includes Khayyam in his scholarly works on Islamic philosophy and poetry.

### [Abu al-ʻAlaʼ al-Maʻarri](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_luzumiyat_se/characters/abu_al_ala_al_maarri)

_professional_

Von Kremer is a scholar who studied and wrote about al-Ma'arri, contributing to his modern academic reception.

## In the story

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_luzumiyat_se/chapters/endnotes)

Published translations of many poems from the Luzumiyat in a German Asiatic Review; considered Abu al-ʻAlaʼ one of the greatest moralists.

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