FLEISCHER, HEINRICH LEBERECHT German orientalist, was born at Schandau, Saxony, on Feb. 21, 1801. He was professor of oriental languages at Leipzig univer sity from 1836 until his death (Feb. Io, 1888). His most impor tant works were editions of Abulfeda's Historia ante-Islamica (1831-34), and Beidhawi's Commentary on the Koran (1846-48).