Arthur Emanuel Christensen (9 January 1875 – 31 March 1945) was a Danish orientalist and scholar of Iranian philology and folklore.

[1] He is best known for his works on the Iranian history, mythology, religions, medicine and music.

[1] The book One Thousand and One Nights ignited his interest to the Middle East.

[2] The subject of his doctorate dissertation was written about Omar Khayyam, a renowned Persian polymath.

[2][3] In 1919 he was promoted to the professorship at the University of Copenhagen, being the first Danish academic to hold this title in the field of Iranian philology.