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W. Montgomery Watt

1909 - 2006

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William Montgomery Watt (14 March 1909 – 24 October 2006) was a Scottish historian and orientalist. An Anglican priest, Watt served as Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Edinburgh from 1964 to 1979 and was also a prominent contributor to the field of Quranic studies. Watt was one of the foremost non-Muslim interpreters of Islam in the West. Watt's comprehensive biography of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, Muhammad at Mecca (1953) and Muhammad at Medina (1956), are considered to be classics in the field. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. W. Montgomery Watt is the 112th most popular historian (up from 193rd in 2019), the 1,362nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,881st in 2019) and the 9th most popular British Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, W. Montgomery Watt ranks 112 out of 561. Before him are Vasily Bartold, René Grousset, Cangjie, Frances Yates, Arnold Toynbee, and Christoph Cellarius. After him are Árni Magnússon, Reinhart Koselleck, Peter Burke, Leo the Deacon, Michael Glykas, and Pierre Nora.

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Among people born in 1909, W. Montgomery Watt ranks 69. Before him are John Haigh, Grażyna Bacewicz, Werner Naumann, Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia, Nikolay Bogolyubov, and Princess Ileana of Romania. After him are Taqi al-Din al-Nabhani, Nathan Rosen, Gunnar Björnstrand, Infanta Beatriz of Spain, Willi Boskovsky, and Clement Greenberg. Among people deceased in 2006, W. Montgomery Watt ranks 76. Before him are William Styron, Joachim Fest, Rudolf Vrba, Rajkumar, Lillian Asplund, and Paul Marcinkus. After him are Milan Babić, Betty Friedan, Reinhart Koselleck, Floyd Patterson, Ferenc Bene, and Lars Korvald.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, W. Montgomery Watt ranks 1,362 out of 8,785. Before him are Paul Grice (1913), Ciarán Hinds (1953), Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (1774), Clive Owen (1964), William Smith (1769), and William Henry (1774). After him are Adam Sedgwick (1785), Samuel Wallis (1728), Thomas Lawrence (1769), Henry Royce (1863), Mary Leakey (1913), and Mark Strong (1963).

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Among HISTORIANS In United Kingdom

Among historians born in United Kingdom, W. Montgomery Watt ranks 9. Before him are Bede (672), Edward Gibbon (1737), Bernard Lewis (1916), Kenneth Clark (1903), Frances Yates (1899), and Arnold Toynbee (1852). After him are Peter Burke (1937), Henry Thomas Buckle (1821), Norman Davies (1939), E. P. Thompson (1924), C. Northcote Parkinson (1909), and Steven Runciman (1903).

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