About John Cooper
Lived 1947 – 1998 (aged 50). John Cooper was a British iranologist, islamicist and orientalist.
John (Yahya) Cooper (24 August 1947 – 9 January 1998) was a British Islamic studies scholar and the E. G. Browne lecturer in Persian at the Faculty of Oriental Studies at the University of Cambridge.
Works A Manual of Islamic beliefs and practice Islam and modernity: Muslim intellectuals respond Jāmiʻ al-bayān ʻan taʼwīl āy al-Qurʼān La vie berbère par les textes : parlors du sud-ouest marocain (tachelhit) The significance of Islamic manuscripts : proceedings of the inaugural conference of al-Furqān Islamic Heritage Foundation Ṭabarī. The commentary on the Qurʼān Universal science : an introduction to Islamic metaphysics
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Who was John Cooper?
British iranist (1947-1998)
When was John Cooper born?
John Cooper was born on 24 August 1947 in Brighton.
When did John Cooper die?
John Cooper died on 9 January 1998 in Reims.
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John Cooper was an iranologist, islamicist and orientalist.
What nationality was John Cooper?
John Cooper was British.
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