Sir Hamilton Gibb Translator & Author

Sir Hamilton Gibb (1895 - 1971), a former professor of Arabic at University of London, University of Oxford and Harvard University, is one of the father figures of Islamic Studies in the West. He was also Director of Harvard's Center for Middle Eastern Studies. His most famous publications include Whither Islam? A Survey of Modern Movements in the Muslim World (1973), Arabic Literature (1926), The Legacy of Islam (1931) and Modern Trends in Islam (1947).