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Bernard Lewis
Bernard Lewis (born May 31, 1916, London) is the Cleveland E. Dodge Professor Emeritus of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University. He specializes in Muslim History and the interaction between Muslims and the West. His writings range from the pre-Islamic period, through Islam's classical and medieval ages, its premodern "gunpowder" empires and its contemporary crisis. His works on the history of the Ottoman Empire are considered authoritative on the subject.
Lewis is one of the most widely read scholars of the Middle East, whose advice is frequently sought by policymakers. The Encyclopedia of Historians and Historical Writing has written that, over a 60-year career, he has emerged as "the most influential postwar historian of Islam and the Middle East." |
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