Concise Biographical Companion To Index Islamicus An International Who's Who in Islamic Studies from its Beginnings down to the Twentieth Century Bio-bibliographical Supplement to Index Islamicus, 16

This first of the ultimately three-volume Who's Who in Islamic Studies presents the scholarly world at long last with its own biographical encyclopaedia. Taking as a starting point the inventory of authors from the renowned Index Islamicus, the author, Wolfgang Behn (Berlin), has systematically collected numerous data on the lives and works of the tens of thousands of authors listed in the Index Islamicus from 1665 to 1980. This Biographical Companion will be an indispensable reference tool for the serious student and scholar of Islamic Studies. It enables the user to quickly gain knowledge on the life, work, and professional background of almost every major and minor author, and thus to place each author in his/her proper perspective. A tremendous achievement and a true must for every library.Behn, Wolfgang is the author of 'Concise Biographical Companion To Index Islamicus An International Who's Who in Islamic Studies from its Beginnings down to the Twentieth Century Bio-bibliographical Supplement to Index Islamicus, 16', published 2004 under ISBN 9789004141896 and ISBN 9004141898.