Wilferd Madelung

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Wilferd Ferdinand Madelung (1930) is a German scholar of Shi’a  who has written about 200 books and essays about Shi'a and has had an important role in introducing Shi'a to the West.

Wilferd Madelung
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Born26 December, 1930
NationalityGermani
OccupationProfessor of Arabic and Islamic studies at the
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Oxford

EducationsEdit

  • PhD in Islamic Studies, University of Hamburg, 1957
  • B.A. in Islamic History and Literature, University of Cairo, 1953

ActivitiesEdit

  • Professor of Laudian in Arabic and Islamic studies at the University of Oxford, 1978 – 1998
  • Professor of Islamic Studies in University of Chicago, 1969 – 1978
  • Assistant professor and associate professor in Islamic Studies in University of Chicago, 1964 – 1969
  • Assistant professor in Islamic Studies in University of Texas in Austin, 1963

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