John Andrew Boyle
John Andrew Boyle ( 1916 - 1978 ) was a British orientalist . He was Professor of Persian Studies at Manchester University . One of his best-known works is his translation of the story of the conqueror Genghis Khan written by Ǧuwainī (in Boyle's spelling: Juvaini ) .
In the Cambridge History of Iran , he published the volume on the Seljuks and the Mongol period.
Fonts
As a writer
- Grammar of modern Persian (= Porta linguarum orientalium, NF Vol. 9). Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1966.
- The Mongol World Empire 1206-1370 (Collected studies series, vol. 58). Variorum Reprints, London 1977, ISBN 0-86078-002-3 .
As translator
- 'Ala-ad-Din' Ata-Malik Juvaini : The history of the world-conqueror . Manchester University Press, Manchester 1958 (2 volumes).
- Rašīd-ad-Dīn Faḍlallāh : The Successors of Genghis Khan . Columbia University Press, New York 1971, UNESCO Collection of Representative Works ( digitized ).
- The Ilāhī-Nāma or Book of God of Farīd al-Din ʿAṭṭār . Preface by Annemarie Schimmel . Manchester University Press, Manchester 1976 ( Persian heritage series ).
As editor
- The Cambridge history of Iran , Vol. 5: The Saljuq and Mongol periods . Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1968.
See also
Web links
- Short biography
- Literature by and about John Andrew Boyle in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Boyle, John Andrew |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British orientalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1916 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1978 |