Given the question: What key details about bernard lewis can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: bernard lewis , fba -lrb- born 31 may 1916 -rrb- is a british-american historian specializing in oriental studies . he is also known as a public intellectual and political commentator . lewis is the cleveland e. dodge professor emeritus of near eastern studies at princeton university . lewis ' expertise is in the history of islam and the interaction between islam and the west . he is also noted in academic circles for his works on the history of the ottoman empire . lewis served as a soldier in the british army in the royal armoured corps and intelligence corps during the second world war before being seconded to the foreign office . after the war , he returned to the school of oriental and african studies at the university of london and was appointed to the new chair in near and middle eastern history . lewis is a widely read expert on the middle east and is regarded as one of the west 's leading scholars of that region . his advice has been frequently sought by policymakers , including the bush administration . in the '' encyclopedia of historians and historical writing , '' martin kramer , whose phd thesis was directed by lewis , considered that over a 60-year career lewis has emerged as '' the most influential postwar historian of islam and the middle east . '' lewis is known for his views on the armenian genocide . he acknowledges that massacres against the armenians occurred but does not believe it meets the definition of genocide . he is also notable for his public debates with the late edward said concerning the latter 's book '' orientalism '' -lrb- 1978 -rrb- , which criticized lewis and other european orientalists .
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- era is 20th-century philosophy- major works is '' wrong ? '' islam and the west '' '' what went- region is western philosophy middle eastern philosophy- birth date is 31 may 1916- main interests is oriental studies- name is bernard lewis- image is lewis-pre . jpg- birth place is london , england , united kingdom