Patricia Crone

Patricia Crone
Crone in 2015
Born(1945-03-28)28 March 1945
Died11 July 2015(2015-07-11) (aged 70)
Academic work
Main interestsIslamic studies; Quranic (Islamic) studies; scriptural exegesis; scholarship on Islamic origins
Notable worksHagarism (with M.A. Cook); Meccan Trade and the Rise of Islam

Patricia Crone (28 March 1945 – 11 July 2015) was a Danish historian specialising in early Islamic history.[1][2] Crone was a member of the Revisionist school of Islamic studies and questioned the historicity of the Islamic traditions about the beginnings of Islam.[3]

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  2. ^ "Patricia Crone: memoir of a superb Islamic scholar". Opendemocracy.net.
  3. ^ Stille, Alexander (2 March 2002). "Scholars Are Quietly Offering New Theories of the Koran". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 18 October 2017.