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Bernard Lewis

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Birthplace: Stoke Newington, London, England
Death: May 19, 2018 (101)
Voorhees Township, Camden County, New Jersey, United States
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Son of Private and Jane Lewis (Levy)
Ex-husband of Ruth Helene Lewis (Oppenhejm)
Father of Private User and Private

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About Bernard Lewis

Bernard Lewis, FBA (31 May 1916 – 19 May 2018) was a British American historian specializing in oriental studies. He was also known as a public intellectual and political commentator. Lewis was the Cleveland E. Dodge Professor Emeritus of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University. Lewis' expertise was in the history of Islam and the interaction between Islam and the West. He was also noted in academic circles for his works on the history of the Ottoman Empire.

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Bernard Lewis's Timeline

1916
May 31, 1916
Stoke Newington, London, England
2018
May 19, 2018
Age 101
Voorhees Township, Camden County, New Jersey, United States