Reynold A. Nicholson
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Reynold A. Nicholson was a prominent British orientalist and scholar of Islamic mysticism, renowned for his pioneering English translations and studies of Sufi literature and Persian poetry.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic studies scholar
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Sufi studies scholar ⓘ human ⓘ orientalist ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
Western study of Persian poetry
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Western study of Sufism ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1868-08-18 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1945-08-27 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Trinity College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| employer |
Cambridge University
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surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| familyName | Nicholson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Arabic literature
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Islamic mysticism ⓘ Oriental studies ⓘ Persian literature ⓘ Sufism ⓘ |
| fullName | Reynold Alleyne Nicholson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Reynold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
A. J. Arberry
NERFINISHED
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Annmarie Schimmel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
scholarship on Rumi
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scholarship on early Sufis ⓘ studies of Sufi literature ⓘ translations of Persian poetry ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Arabic
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English ⓘ Persian ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Literary History of the Arabs
NERFINISHED
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Studies in Islamic Mysticism NERFINISHED ⓘ The Kashf al-Maḥjūb of al-Hujwīrī (edition and translation) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mathnawí of Jalálu’ddín Rúmí (critical edition and translation) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mystics of Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tarjumán al-Ashwáq of Ibn al-ʿArabī (edition and translation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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translator ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Sir Thomas Adams’s Professor of Arabic at the University of Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| translatedAuthor |
Ali Hujwiri
NERFINISHED
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Ibn al-ʿArabī NERFINISHED ⓘ Jalal al-Din Rumi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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