Thomas Walker Arnold

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Devonport, Devon, England
Died9 June 1930(1930-06-09) (aged 66)
, England

Sir Thomas Walker Arnold

CIE FBA (19 April 1864 – 9 June 1930) was a British orientalist and historian of Islamic art. He taught at Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College,[1] later Aligarh Muslim University, and Government College University, Lahore.[2]

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Life

Letter to Snouck Hurgronje (1902)

Thomas Walker Arnold was born in Devonport, Plymouth on 19 April 1864,[4] and educated at the City of London School. From 1888 he worked as a teacher at the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College, Aligarh. In 1892 he married Celia Mary Hickson,[2] a niece of Theodore Beck.[4]

In 1898, he accepted a post as Professor of Philosophy at the

Government College, Lahore and later became Dean of the Oriental Faculty at Punjab University.[2]

From 1904 to 1909, he was on the staff of the India Office as Assistant Librarian. In 1909 he was appointed Educational Adviser to Indian students in Britain.

Arnold was invested as a Companion of the

knight.[2] He died on 9 June 1930.[6]

Works

References

  1. ^ "Empire in Your Backyard: Imperial Plymouth". britishempire.co.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Robinson, B.W. "ARNOLD, THOMAS WALKER – Encyclopaedia Iranica". iranicaonline.org. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Sir Thomas Walker Arnold | Aligarh Movement". aligarhmovement.com. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "Thomas W. Arnold | Making Britain". open.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Thomas Walker Arnold". Goodreads. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  6. ^ Arnold, Thomas Walker (1 January 1913). The preaching of Islam : a history of the propagation of the Muslim faith. London : Constable.

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