Marsden Jones
Marsden Jones | |
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| Born | 20 December 1920 |
| Died | 11 June 1992 (age 71) |
John Marsden Beaumont Jones (20 December 1920 – 11 June 1992), known as Marsden Jones, was an emeritus professor and the founder and first director of the Center for Arabic Studies at the American University in Cairo.[1]
His special interests were early Islam, the early emergence of Islamic institutions, and the study of modern Islamic movements in Egypt.[1] He translated Al-Waqidi's Kitab al-Tarikh wa al-Maghazi and worked on early sira literature, and he helped publish a series of volumes in Arabic on Leaders of Contemporary Literature in Egypt.[1]
He was the brother-in-law of Sir Philip Jones.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Watts, Sheldon (November 1992). "Obituaries, November 1992 – AHA". www.historians.org/. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
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