Douglas Morton Dunlop (1909–1987) was a renowned British orientalist and scholar of

Islamic Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings of Muhammad. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number Islam by country, 2 billion worldwide and are the world ...

and

Eurasia Eurasia ( , ) is a continental area on Earth, comprising all of Europe and Asia. According to some geographers, Physical geography, physiographically, Eurasia is a single supercontinent. The concept of Europe and Asia as distinct continents d ...

n history.

Early life and education

Born in England, Dunlop studied at Bonn and Oxford under the historian Paul Ernst Kahle (1875–1965). His work was also influenced by such scholars as Zeki Validi Togan, Mikhail Artamonov, and

George Vernadsky George Vernadsky (; August 20, 1887 – June 12, 1973) was a Russian-born American historian and an author of numerous books on Russian history. European years Born in Saint Petersburg on August 20, 1887, Vernadsky stemmed from a respectable ...

. His uncle was B. K. Cunningham, an Anglican priest and academic.

Career

In the 1950s and 1960s, Dunlop was Professor of History at

Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...

in New York. He is best known for his influential histories of

Arab Arabs (, , ; , , ) are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in West Asia and North Africa. A significant Arab diaspora is present in various parts of the world. Arabs have been in the Fertile Crescent for thousands of years ...

civilization and the

Khazar The Khazars ; 突厥可薩 ''Tūjué Kěsà'', () were a nomadic Turkic people who, in the late 6th century CE, established a major commercial empire covering the southeastern section of modern European Russia, southern Ukraine, Crimea, an ...

Khagan Khagan or Qaghan (Middle Mongol:; or ''Khagan''; ) or zh, c=大汗, p=Dàhán; ''Khāqān'', alternatively spelled Kağan, Kagan, Khaghan, Kaghan, Khakan, Khakhan, Khaqan, Xagahn, Qaghan, Chagan, Қан, or Kha'an is a title of empire, im ...

ate. Dunlop was the "most esteemed scholar of the Khazar monarchy." He had command of the many languages needed to study the Khazars, information about whom is found in Arabic, Byzantine, Hebrew and Chinese literature.Anita Shapira, "The Jewish-people deniers," ''Journal of Israeli History,'' Volume 28, Issue 1 March 2009 , pp. 63–72

Representative publications

As author

*"The Arabic Tradition of the Summa Alexandrinorum", in ''Archives d'histoire doctrinale et littéraire du moyen âge'', 1982 *''

civilization A civilization (also spelled civilisation in British English) is any complex society characterized by the development of state (polity), the state, social stratification, urban area, urbanization, and symbolic systems of communication beyon ...

to A.D. 1500'' London: Longman, 1971. *''Arab civilization to A.D. 1500'', New York: Praeger, 1971. *''The History of the

Jew Jews (, , ), or the Jewish people, are an ethnoreligious group and nation, originating from the Israelites of ancient Israel and Judah. They also traditionally adhere to Judaism. Jewish ethnicity, religion, and community are highly inte ...

ish Khazars'', New York: Schocken Books, 1967. *"The Khazars." ''The Dark Ages: Jews in Christian Europe, 711–1096''. 1966. *"The Translations of al-Bitrîq and Yahyâ (Yuhannâ) b. al-Bitrîq", in ''Journal of the

Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, commonly known as the Royal Asiatic Society, was established, according to its royal charter of 11 August 1824, to further "the investigation of subjects connected with and for the encourag ...

'', 1959 *Dunlop, Douglas M.. (1957) "Sources of Gold and Silver in

Islam Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings of Muhammad. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number Islam by country, 2 billion worldwide and are the world ...

according to al-Hamdani (10th Century AD)", in ''Studia Islamica'' *"Philosophical Predecessors and Contemporaries of Ibn Bâjjah", in The ''Islamic Quarterly'', 1955 *"Aspects of the Khazar Problem", in ''Transactions of the Glasgow University Oriental Society'', 1951. *"Ibn Bajjah's 'Tadbîru l-Mutawahhid'", in '' Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland'', 1945. *"The Karaits of East Asia", in ''Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London'', 1944. *" Muḥammad b. Mūsā al-Khwārizmī", in ''Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland'', 1943. *"The Dhunnunids of

Toledo Toledo most commonly refers to: * Toledo, Spain, a city in Spain * Province of Toledo, Spain * Toledo, Ohio, a city in the United States Toledo may also refer to: Places Belize * Toledo District * Toledo Settlement Bolivia * Toledo, Or ...

", in ''Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland'', 1942.

As translator

*Abu Mashar al-Balkhi, Jafar Ibn Muhammad. (1971) ''The Mudhâkarât fî'Ilm an-Nujûm'' (Dialogues on Astrology) Attributed to Abû Ma'shar al Balkhî (Albumasar) (Book Chapter in Iran and Islam: in memory of the late

Vladimir Minorsky Vladimir Fyodorovich Minorsky (; – 25 March 1966) was a White Russian academic, historian, and scholar of Oriental studies, best known for his contributions to the study of history of Iran and the Iranian peoples such as Persians, Lurs, and ...

) *al-Farabi, Abu Nasr Mohammad Ibn al-Farakh. (1961) ''Fusul al-Madani: Aphorisms of the Statesman '' Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. *al-Farabi, Abu Nasr Mohammad Ibn al-Farakh. (1959) "Al-Farabi's Paraphrase of the Categories of Aristotle

art 2 Art is a diverse range of culture, cultural activity centered around works of art, ''works'' utilizing Creativity, creative or imagination, imaginative talents, which are expected to evoke a worthwhile experience, generally through an express ...

. ''The Islamic quarterly'' pp. 21–54 *al-Farabi, Abu Nasr Mohammad Ibn al-Farakh. (1957) "Al-Farabi's Paraphrase of the Categories of Aristotle art 1 ''The Islamic quarterly'' pp. 168–197 *al-Farabi, Abu Nasr Mohammad Ibn al-Farakh. (1956) "Al-Farabi's Introductory Risalah on Logic" ''The Islamic quarterly'' pp. 224–235 *al-Farabi, Abu Nasr Mohammad Ibn al-Farakh. (1956) "Al-Farabi's Eisagoge" ''The Islamic quarterly'' pp. 117–138 *al-Farabi, Abu Nasr Mohammad Ibn al-Farakh. (1955) "Al-Farabi's Introductory Sections on Logic" ''The Islamic quarterly'' pp. 264–282 *al-Farabi, Abu Nasr Mohammad Ibn al-Farakh. (1952) "Al-Farabi's Aphorisms of the Statesman" (Journal Article in ''Iraq'' (London) ) pp. 93–117 *al-Farabi, Abu Nasr Mohammad Ibn al-Farakh. (1951) "The Existence and Definition of Philosophy / From an Arabic text ascribed to al-Farabi" (Journal Article in ''Iraq'' (London) pp. 76–93)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dunlop 1909 births 1987 deaths British orientalists Historians of the Middle East Khazar studies 20th-century British historians