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Heinrich Ferdinand Wüstenfeld (1808–99) was a German Orientalist who specialized in Arab history and literature. He studied at the universities of Göttingen and Berlin, and he taught at Göttingen from 1842 until 1890. Presented here is a register that explains and contextualizes Wüstenfeld’s Genealogische Tabellen der arabischen Stämme und Familien (Genealogical tables of Arab tribes and families), also presented in the World Digital Library. The work is organized alphabetically and provides geographical and historical notes, including anecdotes and the genealogy of historical figures, such as the Prophet Muhammad ...