Irfan Shahîd
Irfan Arif Shahîd (Arabic: عرفان عارف شهيد, romanized: ʿIrfān ʿārif Shahīd; Nazareth, Mandatory Palestine, January 15, 1926 – Washington, D.C., November 9, 2016), born as Erfan Arif Kawar (عرفان عارف قعوار), was a scholar in the field of Oriental studies. He was from 1982 until his death professor emeritus at Georgetown University, where he had been the Oman Professor of Arabic and Islamic Literature. Shahîd was also a Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America since 2012.
Irfan Shahîd | |
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| Born | Erfan Arif January 15, 1926 Nazareth, Mandatory Palestine |
| Died | November 9, 2016 (aged 90) Washington, D.C., U.S |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Education | St John's College, Oxford (B.A.) Princeton University (Ph.D.) |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Known for | Professor emeritus at Georgetown University |
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