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clifford edmund bosworth

clifford edmund bosworth fba -lrb- born 29 december 1928 , sheffield , united kingdom , died 28 february 2015 , yeovil , united kingdom -rrb- was an english historian and orientalist , specializing in arabic and iranian studies .
he received his ba degree from oxford university and ma and phd degrees from edinburgh university .
he held permanent posts at st andrews university , manchester university , and the center for the humanities at princeton university .
he is the author of hundreds of articles in academic journals and composite volumes .
his other contributions include nearly 200 articles in the `` encyclopaedia of islam '' and some 100 articles in the `` encyclopædia iranica '' , as well as articles for `` encyclopædia britannica '' and `` encyclopedia americana '' .
he was a visiting professor at the university of exeter , where he held the post since 2004 .
his book `` the islamic dynasties '' has been translated to arabic and persian .
he was the chief editor of the encyclopaedia of islam and a consulting editor of encyclopaedia iranica .
