Watt, W. Montgomery

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Name (Hebrew)
ואט, ו. מונטגומרי
Name (Latin)
Watt, W. Montgomery
Name (Arabic)
وات، ويليام مونتجومرى
Other forms of name
Watt, William Montgomery
Watt, Montgomery
Watt, William Montgomery, 1909-
وات، مونتغومري
ووت، ويليام مونتجومرى
وات، مونتجومرى
ووت، ويليام موتنجومرى
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 108266459
Wikidata: Q471167
Library of congress: n 79058634
Sources of Information
  • LCN: WATT, W. MONTGOMERY (WILLIAM MONTGOMERY) ; B. 1909
  • תולדות ספרד האסלאמית, 2017 :
Wikipedia description:

William Montgomery Watt (14 March 1909 – 24 October 2006) was a Scottish historian and orientalist. An Anglican priest, Watt served as Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Edinburgh from 1964 to 1979 and was also a prominent contributor to the field of Quranic studies. Watt was one of the foremost non-Muslim interpreters of Islam in the West. Watt's comprehensive biography of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, Muhammad at Mecca (1953) and Muhammad at Medina (1956), are considered to be classics in the field.

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