Herman Vamberi is a researcher of classical literature

Hungarian scientist Herman Vamberini (1832-1913) was known to the world scientific and literary community as a renowned philologist, orientalist, traveler and writer. His works attracted the attention of Turko- logists, orientalists, linguists and translators. A native of Hungary and a member of various European scientific organizations, the life and scientific activities of H. Vamberi are very interesting. He lived in Istanbul from 1857 to 1860 and studied Turkish. During his journey as a dervish to Turkestan (1863-64), he visited Bukhara, Samarkand, Khiva and Kungrad. He later described his experience in Journey to Central Asia (1865). In this work, Herman Vamberi provides information on the history, geographic environ-ment, culture, art, language and literature of Turkestan. He recalls some of the historical figures and writers with whom he met and talked.The article provides information on the work of Herman Vamberi, who contributed to the study of Uzbek literature, its translation, publica-tion and promotion abroad.