David Matthews (academic)

David Matthews (Urdu: ڈیْوِڈ مَیتھِیُوز; 1942 – 5 March 2021) was a British scholar, author, and translator of Urdu literature and translator of Muhammad Iqbal and Mir Anees poetry in English.^[3] He taught Urdu language and Urdu literature for over 30 years (1965–99) at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London^[4] after graduating in Classics at UCL.

David Matthews[1]
ڈیوڈ میتھیوز
Born	1942
Died	5 March 2021 [2]
Education	St John's College, Cambridge
Known for	British scholar of Urdu literature.

Books

Matthews published a number of works relating to Urdu literature,^[5] including many translations of significant classical Urdu works.^[6] One of his major interests was poetry. His 70 works have appeared in 250 publications in 4 languages and 2091 library holdings.^[5]

• The Courtesan of Lucknow^[7]
• Umrao Jan Ada^[8][9]
• Urdu Literature^[10]
• Complete Urdu Beginner to Intermediate Course^[11]
• Essential Urdu Dictionary^[12]

See also

• Ralph Russell
• Gopi Chand Narang

References

1. Matthews, David J. (27 July 2017). "Iqbal: A Selection of his Urdu and Persian Verse". Oxford University Press.
2. "Pushkin House". pushkinhouse.org. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
3. "High Commission for Pakistan, London". phclondon.org. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
4. "Interview With Gopi Chand Narang and David Matthews". YouTube. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
5. "Matthews, David 1942- (David John) [WorldCat Identities]". Worldcat.org. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
6. "9780071546997: Teach Yourself Urdu Complete Course [With Book] (Teach Yourself Language Complete Courses) - AbeBooks - Matthews, David; Dalvi, Mohamed Kasim: 0071546995". Abebooks.co.uk.
7. "Persian legacy". DAWN.COM. 6 September 2009.
8. Ruswa, Mirza Mohammad Hadi (1996). Umrao Jan Ada. David Matthews. Calcutta. ISBN 81-7167-311-2. OCLC 34943870.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
9. Hussein, Aamer (12 April 2020). "COLUMN: The TALL MAN". Dawn.com. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
10. Matthews, David (1985). Urdu Literature. South Asia Books. ISBN 0907962300.
11. Matthews, David (2014). Complete Urdu. Mohamed Kasim Dalvi, Timsal Masud. London. ISBN 978-1-4441-9594-1. OCLC 903889844.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
12. Matthews, David (2011). Essential Urdu Dictionary: A Teach Yourself Guide. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0071763974.