Max Arthur Macauliffe

Max Arthur MacAuliffe
Max Arthur Macauliffe Portrait
Born
Michael McAuliffe

11 September 1838[1]
Glenmore, Monagea, County Limerick, Ireland[1]
Died15 March 1913
West Kensington, London United Kingdom
Known for
  • English translator of the Sikh Scriptures and historian of Sikhism
  • Prominent scholar of Sikhism of the early 20th century

Max Arthur MacAuliffe (11 September 1838 − 15 March 1913), originally known as Michael McAuliffe, was a senior British administrator, prolific scholar and author.[2] MacAuliffe is renowned for his partial translation of Sikh scripture Guru Granth Sahib and history into English.[3]

  1. ^ a b Foley, Tadhg. "Macauliffe, Max". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Royal Irish Academy. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  2. ^ Foley, Tadhg (2017). "Dining alone in Rawalpindi? Max Arthur Macauliffe: Sikh scholar, reformer, and evangelist". Journal of the Irish Society for the Academic Study of Religions. 4 (1): 7–32.
  3. ^ "Studies in the History of Religions" Page 170, 1912