Richard Bell (Arabist)

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Richard Bell (* 1876 ; † 1952 ) was a British Arabist at the University of Edinburgh who, between 1937 and 1939, created a translation of the Koran into English that is still relevant in the academic field today .

Works

  • The Qur'an. Translated, with a critical re-arrangement of the Surahs . 2 vols., Edinburgh 1937-39
  • The Origin of Islam in its Christian Environment . The Gunning Lectures. Edinburgh University, 1925

literature

  • W. Montgomery Watt: Bell's Introduction to the Qurʾān . Completely revised and enlarged. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh 1970, ISBN 0-85224-171-2 , ( Islamic surveys 8).

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personal data
SURNAME Bell, Richard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British Arabist
DATE OF BIRTH 1876
DATE OF DEATH 1952