Yousuf Hussain Khan

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'''Yusuf Husain Khan''' (1902–1979), born in [[Hyderabad, India]], was a historian, scholar, educationist, critic and author.<ref name="Mohan Lal">{{cite book| title=The Encyclopaedia Of Indian Literature, Volume Five (Sasay To Zorgot)| volume=5| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KnPoYxrRfc0C&q=History+of+osmania+university&pg=PA4642| page= 4642| author=Mohan Lal| publisher=sahitya academy| year= 1992–2006| isbn=81-260-1221-8}}</ref> He mastered the languages of [[Arabic language|Arabic]], [[English language|English]], [[French language|French]], [[Urdu language|Urdu]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]] and [[Persian language|Persian]].

==Early life and education==
Born in [[Hyderabad, India]] to a cultured and educated family, he was a younger brother of [[Zakir Husain (politician)|Zakir Husain]], the third president of India (1967–1969). He went to school in [[Etawah]]. In 1926, he gained his [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] from [[Jamia Millia Islamia]], [[Delhi]] and in 1930 he gained his [[D Litt]] from the [[University of Paris]], [[France]].<ref name="Mohan Lal"/>

==Career==
After returning from Paris in 1930, he assisted [[Abdul Haq (urdu scholar)|Abdul Haq]] to compile an English-Urdu dictionary and translate scientific terminology into Urdu.<ref name="Mohan Lal"/>

He joined [[Osmania University]] in 1930 as a [[lecturer]] and worked there until 1957, when he retired as a [[professor]]. He joined [[Aligarh Muslim University]] as a [[Pro-vice-chancellor|Pro-Vice Chancellor]] and worked there until 1965.<ref name="Mohan Lal"/>

==Books==
* ''Tarikh-e-Hind'' (''Ahd e halia''). History of [[India]] and [[East India Company]] until 1939.
* ''Tarikh–e–Deccan'' (''Ahd e halia''). History of [[Deccan Plateau|Deccan]].
* ''Mudabadi e umraniat'' (translation from [[French language|French]])
* ''Rooh e Iqbal''
* ''Urdu Gazal''
* ''Hasrat ki shairi''
* ''Fransisi adab'' (an analysis of [[French literature]] and [[French Language|language]] )

* ''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)<ref name="Yusuf Husain Khan">{{cite book| title=The first Nizām; the life and times of Nizāmu'l-Mulk Āsaf Jāh I| publisher=Asia Publishing House| author=Yusuf Husain Khan| year=1963}}</ref>

==Awards==
The [[Government of India]] awarded Khan the [[Padma Bhushan]], the third highest civilian award, in 1977.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{Cite web |url=http://www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in/ |title=Padma Awards |date=2018-05-17 |website=Padma Awards |publisher=Government of India |access-date=2018-05-17}}</ref> He received the [[Sahitya Academy Award]] in 1978 for his book, ''Hafiz aur Iqbal'', which was published in 1976.<ref name="Mohan Lal"/>

==References==
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[[Category:1902 births]]
[[Category:1976 deaths]]
[[Category:Writers from Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:Aligarh Muslim University alumni]]
[[Category:Jamia Millia Islamia]]
[[Category:People from Etawah]]
[[Category:People from Farrukhabad]]
[[Category:Historians of India]]
[[Category:Urdu-language writers]]
[[Category:Urdu-language poets from India]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian poets]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian historians]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in literature & education]]

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