Albert Hourani | |
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Native name | ألبرت حبيب حوراني |
Born | Albert Habib Hourani 31 March 1915 Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom |
Died | 17 January 1993 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom | (aged 77)
Resting place | Wolvercote Cemetery, Oxford |
Occupation | Civil servant, historian, lecturer |
Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
Years active | 1946–93 |
Notable works | A History of the Arab Peoples (1991) |
Spouse |
Christine Wegg-Prosser
(m. 1977) |
Children | 1 |
Relatives | George Hourani (brother) |
Albert Habib Hourani CBE (Arabic: ألبرت حبيب حوراني Albart Ḥabīb Ḥūrānī; 31 March 1915 – 17 January 1993) was a liberal[1] Lebanese British historian, specialising in the history of the Middle East and Middle Eastern studies.