Irfan Shahîd
American scholar in Oriental studies (1926–2016) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Irfan Arif Shahîd (Arabic: عرفان عارف شهيد, romanized: ʿIrfān ʿārif Shahīd; Nazareth, Mandatory Palestine, January 15, 1926 – Washington, D.C., November 9, 2016),[1] born as Erfan Arif Kawar (عرفان عارف قعوار), was a scholar in the field of Oriental studies. He was from 1982 until his death professor emeritus at Georgetown University,[2] where he had been the Oman Professor of Arabic and Islamic Literature. Shahîd was also a Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America since 2012.[3]
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Irfan Shahîd | |
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Born | Erfan Arif (1926-01-15)January 15, 1926 |
Died | November 9, 2016(2016-11-09) (aged 90) Washington, D.C., U.S |
Citizenship | United States |
Education | St John's College, Oxford (B.A.) Princeton University (Ph.D.) |
Occupation | Professor |
Known for | Professor emeritus at Georgetown University |
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