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'''Patricia Crone''' (1946-2015) was a scholar of religion who extensively examined the roots and evolution of Islam.{{Infobox person | '''Patricia Crone''' (1946-2015) was a scholar of religion who extensively examined the roots and evolution of Islam. {{Infobox person | ||
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== Biography == | ==Biography== | ||
Patricia Crone was born in Kyndelose, Denmark, on March 28 in 1945. She taught at Oxford and Cambridge before joining the Institute for Advanced Study, an independent research center, where she served as the Andrew W. Mellon Professor from 1997 until her retirement in 2014. Crone’s insightful work, compellingly conveyed in her adventurous and unconventional style, shed important new light on the critical importance of the Near East—in particular on the cultural, religious and intellectual history of Islam—in historical studies. Her influence is strongly felt at the Institute, where, along with Oleg Grabar (1929–2011), Crone helped to establish the Institute as a recognized center for the pursuit of the study of Islamic culture and history. | Patricia Crone was born in Kyndelose, Denmark, on March 28 in 1945. She taught at Oxford and Cambridge before joining the Institute for Advanced Study, an independent research center, where she served as the Andrew W. Mellon Professor from 1997 until her retirement in 2014. Crone’s insightful work, compellingly conveyed in her adventurous and unconventional style, shed important new light on the critical importance of the Near East—in particular on the cultural, religious and intellectual history of Islam—in historical studies. Her influence is strongly felt at the Institute, where, along with Oleg Grabar (1929–2011), Crone helped to establish the Institute as a recognized center for the pursuit of the study of Islamic culture and history. | ||
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Finally, she died on July 11 at her home in Princeton, N.J. | Finally, she died on July 11 at her home in Princeton, N.J. | ||
== Educations == | ==Educations== | ||
* School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London Ph.D., 1974 | *School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London Ph.D., 1974 | ||
* School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London B.A., 1969 | *School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London B.A., 1969 | ||
=== Honorary Degrees === | ===Honorary Degrees=== | ||
* University of Cambridge, Honorary Member of Gonville and Caius College 2013 | *University of Cambridge, Honorary Member of Gonville and Caius College 2013 | ||
* Leiden University, Honorary Doctorate 2013 | *Leiden University, Honorary Doctorate 2013 | ||
* University of Copenhagen, Honorary Doctorate 2009 | *University of Copenhagen, Honorary Doctorate 2009 | ||
* Aarhus University, Faculty of Theology, Honorary Professor 2007 | *Aarhus University, Faculty of Theology, Honorary Professor 2007 | ||
== | ==Activities== | ||
* Member of Faculty of Oriental Studies and Fellow of Conville and Caius College (1990–94) and University Reader (1994–97), in Cambridge University | *Member of Faculty of Oriental Studies and Fellow of Conville and Caius College (1990–94) and University Reader (1994–97), in Cambridge University | ||
* Jesus College and University Lecturer and Fellow in Oxford University (1977–1990) | *Jesus College and University Lecturer and Fellow in Oxford University (1977–1990) | ||
* Senior Research Fellow in Warburg Institute in London University (1974–1977) | *Senior Research Fellow in Warburg Institute in London University (1974–1977) | ||
== Honors == | ==Honors== | ||
* Middle East Medievalists Lifetime Achievement Award 2014; | *Middle East Medievalists Lifetime Achievement Award 2014; | ||
* Giorgio Levi Della Vida Medal for Excellence in Islamic Studies 2013; | *Giorgio Levi Della Vida Medal for Excellence in Islamic Studies 2013; | ||
* Middle East Studies Association, Albert Hourani Book Award 2013; | *Middle East Studies Association, Albert Hourani Book Award 2013; | ||
* Houshang Pourshariati Iranian Studies Book Award 2013; | *Houshang Pourshariati Iranian Studies Book Award 2013; | ||
* Central Eurasian Studies Society Book Award 2013; | *Central Eurasian Studies Society Book Award 2013; | ||
* American Historical Society, James Henry Breasted Prize 2013; | *American Historical Society, James Henry Breasted Prize 2013; | ||
* British-Kuwait Friendship Prize 2005 | *British-Kuwait Friendship Prize 2005 | ||
== Selected Publications == | ==Selected Publications== | ||
* [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HE0ZXL0/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0 Meccan Trade and the Rise of Islam] | *[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HE0ZXL0/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0 Meccan Trade and the Rise of Islam] | ||
* [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00XTAXZAU/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i1 Pre-Industrial Societies: Anatomy of the Pre-Modern World] | *[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00XTAXZAU/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i1 Pre-Industrial Societies: Anatomy of the Pre-Modern World] | ||
* [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009K2PUD6/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i2 The Nativist Prophets of Early Islamic Iran: Rural Revolt and Local Zoroastrianism] | *[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009K2PUD6/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i2 The Nativist Prophets of Early Islamic Iran: Rural Revolt and Local Zoroastrianism] | ||
*[https://delong.typepad.com/files/slaves_on_horses.pdf Slaves on horses]; tha explain historical event in [[Syria]] in the rule of [[Yazid]] | |||
== Sources == | ==Sources== | ||
* [https://www.ias.edu/scholars/patricia-crone Patricia Crone’s personal website] | *[https://www.ias.edu/scholars/patricia-crone Patricia Crone’s personal website] | ||
* [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/23/us/patricia-crone-scholar-of-islamic-history-dies-at-70.html The new works times website] | *[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/23/us/patricia-crone-scholar-of-islamic-history-dies-at-70.html The new works times website] | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:57, 24 October 2020
Patricia Crone (1946-2015) was a scholar of religion who extensively examined the roots and evolution of Islam.
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Biography[edit | edit source]
Patricia Crone was born in Kyndelose, Denmark, on March 28 in 1945. She taught at Oxford and Cambridge before joining the Institute for Advanced Study, an independent research center, where she served as the Andrew W. Mellon Professor from 1997 until her retirement in 2014. Crone’s insightful work, compellingly conveyed in her adventurous and unconventional style, shed important new light on the critical importance of the Near East—in particular on the cultural, religious and intellectual history of Islam—in historical studies. Her influence is strongly felt at the Institute, where, along with Oleg Grabar (1929–2011), Crone helped to establish the Institute as a recognized center for the pursuit of the study of Islamic culture and history.
She was member of American Philosophical Society and Corresponding Fellow in British Academy.
Finally, she died on July 11 at her home in Princeton, N.J.
Educations[edit | edit source]
- School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London Ph.D., 1974
- School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London B.A., 1969
Honorary Degrees[edit | edit source]
- University of Cambridge, Honorary Member of Gonville and Caius College 2013
- Leiden University, Honorary Doctorate 2013
- University of Copenhagen, Honorary Doctorate 2009
- Aarhus University, Faculty of Theology, Honorary Professor 2007
Activities[edit | edit source]
- Member of Faculty of Oriental Studies and Fellow of Conville and Caius College (1990–94) and University Reader (1994–97), in Cambridge University
- Jesus College and University Lecturer and Fellow in Oxford University (1977–1990)
- Senior Research Fellow in Warburg Institute in London University (1974–1977)
Honors[edit | edit source]
- Middle East Medievalists Lifetime Achievement Award 2014;
- Giorgio Levi Della Vida Medal for Excellence in Islamic Studies 2013;
- Middle East Studies Association, Albert Hourani Book Award 2013;
- Houshang Pourshariati Iranian Studies Book Award 2013;
- Central Eurasian Studies Society Book Award 2013;
- American Historical Society, James Henry Breasted Prize 2013;
- British-Kuwait Friendship Prize 2005
Selected Publications[edit | edit source]
- Meccan Trade and the Rise of Islam
- Pre-Industrial Societies: Anatomy of the Pre-Modern World
- The Nativist Prophets of Early Islamic Iran: Rural Revolt and Local Zoroastrianism
- Slaves on horses; tha explain historical event in Syria in the rule of Yazid