About William Owen Cole
Lived 1931 – 2013 (aged 82). William Owen Cole was a writer and religious studies scholar.
William Owen Cole (22 September 1931 - 26 October 2013), was a British scholar in religious studies, including Sikhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism, and Buddhism.
Early life and education William Owen Cole was born in 1931 in Sheffield. His father was a Congregational minister. He graduated from Durham University with a BA in History in 1954, and earned a Diploma of Education the year after. He later served the Friends' Ambulance Unit, where he became acquainted with Quakers.
Career Cole worked with Eleanor Nesbitt, and authored several works with Sikh scholar Piara Singh Sambhi. He was a lecturer at West Sussex Institute of Higher Education
Death Cole died on 26 October 2013.
Selected publications (Co-author)
Sikhism and Its Indian Context 1469–1708 (1984)
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William Owen Cole was a writer and religious studies scholar.
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