Dr Schimmel, born in Erfurt, Germany, in April 1922 and died in Bonn in January last, was conferred honorary fellowship of the institute in 1988... Dr Manzoor Ahmed, Chairman of the Usman Institute of Technology, mentioned his several meetings with Dr Schimmel and said that she was keenly interested in Islamic history and mysticism.
The former vice-chancellor of Hamdard University, Prof Dr Manzoor Ahmed, speaking at the reference, said that apart from the fact that memory of Dr Schimmel was too strong helping her to memorise orientalist poetry by heart, her observation was also sharp enabling her to grasp phenomena in an environment alien to her.