This book ('A View from the Outside on Slovenian Language, Territory and Culture – in Historical Perspective') is a series of scientific contributions describing research careers of foreign scholars (with biographical sketches), who dedicated a part of their research to the Slovenian territory. Interesting destinies, ranging from linguists to musicians, theologians, church dignitaries, politicians, archaeologists, philosophers and artists, will raise interest not only with their attention for geographical and cultural particularities of Slovenia, but particularly with research accomplishments, that came to be in contact with Slovenian lands. This collection of papers addresses the unique position of Slovenia in the international scientific production, thus underlining the irreplaceable quality of the Slovenian historical landscape; it was the exceptional Slovenian culture and spiritual dimension, which attracted the attention of the foreign personalities represented in the book.