JosephvonHammer, ab 1835 Freiherr Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall (* 9. Juni 1774 in Graz, Steiermark; † 23. November 1856 in Wien), war ein österreichischer Diplomat und Orientalist.
Born JosephHammer in Graz, Styria, he received his early education mainly in Vienna. Entering the diplomatic service in 1796, he was appointed in 1799 to a position in the Austrian embassy in Constantinople, and in this capacity he took…