Yusuf Husain Khan (1902–1979) was an Indian historian, scholar, educationist, critic and author.
[1] He mastered the languages of Arabic, English, French, Urdu, Hindi and Persian.
[1] After returning from Paris in 1930, he assisted Abdul Haq to compile an English-Urdu dictionary and translate scientific terminology into Urdu.
[1] He joined Osmania University in 1930 as a lecturer and worked there until 1957, when he retired as a professor.
[3] He received the Sahitya Academy Award in 1978 for his book, Hafiz aur Iqbal, which was published in 1976.