Yousuf Hussain Khan
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Yousuf Hussain Khan BA
Bachelor of Arts
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, D Litt (1902–1979), born in Hyderabad, India, was a noted historian, scholar, educationist, critic and author. He was learned and mastered in the languages of Arabic
Arabic language
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, English
English language
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, French
French language
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, Urdu, Hindi and Persian
Persian language
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.

Early life and education

Born in Hyderabad, India and belongs from a cultured and highly educated family, He was a younger brother of Dr.Zaker Hussain
Zakir Hussain (politician)
Dr. Zakir Hussain , was the third President of India from 13 May 1967 until his death on 3 May 1969. He was the first elected Muslim president of India....

, (Third president of India, 1967–1969). He studied schooloing in Etawah
Etawah
Etawah is a city on the Yamuna River in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Etawah District. The city was an important center for the Revolt of 1857 . Also is the place of sangam or confluence between Yamuna and Chambal...

. In 1926, he passed BA
Bachelor of Arts
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 from Jamia Millia Islamia
Jamia Millia Islamia
Jamia Millia Islamia is an Indian Central University located in Delhi. It was established at Aligarh in United Provinces, India in 1920. It became a Central University by an act of the Indian Parliament in 1988...

, Delhi
Delhi
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 and in 1930, completed D Litt from the University of Paris
University of Paris
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, France
France
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.

Career

After returning from Paris in 1930, he assisted Maulvi Abdul Haq, to compile English-Urdu dictionary and translate some volumes of Science terminologies in Urdu.

He joined Osmania University
Osmania University
Osmania University , , since 1918, is a public university located in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. It was established and named after the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan. It is one of the oldest modern universities in India. It is the first Indian University to have Urdu and...

 in 1930, as a lecturer
Lecturer
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 and worked until 1957 where he retired as a professor
Professor
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, simultaneously he was a working as an advisor of Department of History, at Osmania University. He joined Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh Muslim University ,is a residential academic university, established in 1875 by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan as Mohammedan Angelo-Oriental College and later granted the status of Central University by an Act of the Indian Parliament in 1920...

 as a pro Vice Chancellor
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 where he worked until 1965.

Books

  • Tarikh-e-Hind (Ahd e halia). History of India
    India
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     and East India Company
    East India Company
    The East India Company was an early English joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies, but that ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent and China...

     until 1939.
  • Tarikh–e–Deccan (Ahd e halia). History of Deccan.
  • Mudabadi e umraniat (translation from French
    French language
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    )
  • Rooh e Iqbal
  • Urdu Gazal
  • Hasrat ki shairi
  • Fransisi adab (an analysis of French literature
    French literature
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     and language
    French language
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     )

Famous books

  • Ghalib aur ahang e Ghalib (1971)
  • Urdu gazals of Ghalib (1975)
  • Persian ghazals of Ghalib (1976)
  • Hafiz aur Iqbal (1976),

English books

  • The first Nizām; the life and times of Nizāmu'l-Mulk Āsaf Jāh I, (1963, breif family history, miltary career and rise upto Asif Jah I)

Awards

For his book Hafiz aur Iqbal (1976), He had been awarded Sahitya Academy Award in the year 1978.
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