Yusuf Husain

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.