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Richard Bell
British Arabist (1876-1952) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 76
Richard Bell was a British Arabist. He was lecturer in Arabic at the University of Edinburgh and also served as Minister of Newton Wamphray, a small country parish from 1907 to 1921. On returning to Edinburgh, he spent his remaining years at the university in the study of the Qur'an.
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Between 1937 and 1939 he published a translation of the Qur'an, and in 1953 his Introduction to the Qur'an was published. Both works have been influential in Quranic studies in the west.
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1876 to 1952 · aged 76
