About Clifford Edmund Bosworth
Lived 1928 – 2015 (aged 86). Clifford Edmund Bosworth was a British historian, arabist, orientalist and university teacher.
Clifford Edmund Bosworth FBA (29 December 1928 – 28 February 2015) was an English historian and Orientalist, specialising in Arabic and Iranian studies.
Life Bosworth was born on 29 December 1928 in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire (now South Yorkshire). His father, Clifford Bosworth, clerked for Board of Guardians before working for Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance. His mother was Gladys Constance Gregory. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in modern history from St John's College, Oxford, before achieving an MA in Middle Eastern studies and PhD degrees from the University of Edinburgh.
Before attending the University of Edinburgh, he worked for the Department of Agriculture for Scotland. There he met Annette Ellen Todd, and they were married in Edinburgh on 19 September 1957. The couple went on to have three daughters.
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British historian and orientalist (1928–2015)
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Clifford Edmund Bosworth was born on 29 December 1928 in Sheffield.
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Clifford Edmund Bosworth died on 28 February 2015 in Yeovil.
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Clifford Edmund Bosworth was a historian, arabist, orientalist and university teacher.
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