Arthur John Arberry [SEP] place of death
Arthur John Arberry
Arthur John Arberry (12 May 1905 in Portsmouth – 2 October 1969 in Cambridge) FBA was a respected British orientalist. A prolific scholar of Arabic, Persian, and Islamic studies, he was educated at Portsmouth Grammar School and Pembroke College, Cambridge. His translation of the Qur'an into English, "The Koran Interpreted", is one of the most prominent written by a non-Muslim scholar, and widely respected amongst academics.
Academic career.
Formerly Head of the Department of Classics at Cairo
Arberry
Arberry may refer to:
- Arberry (shrub), three species of dwarf shrubs
- Arthur John Arberry (1905–1969), British scholar of Islam