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Patricia Crone

Danish Orientalist and historian (1945-2015) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 70

Patricia Crone was a Danish historian specialising in early Islamic history. Crone was a member of the revisionist school of Islamic studies and questioned the historicity of the Islamic traditions about the beginnings of Islam.

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Awards

Honorary doctor of Leiden University2013

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1945 to 2015 · aged 70

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