Arent Jan Wensinck (1882–1939), scholar

Arent Jan Wensinck (1882–1939) was a Dutch scholar.

Biography

Arent Jan Wensinck studied Semitic languages at the Universities of Leiden, Berlin and Heidelberg. In 1912 he was appointed Professor at the Univerisity of Leiden, where he spent his entire academic career.

Works on Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Origins

Books

• Mohammed en de Joden te Medina (Muhammad and the Jews of Medina / 1908 Wensinck), book
  • Muhammad and the Jews of Medina = Mohammed en de Joden te Medina (1975 Wensinck / Behn), book (English ed.)

• A Handbook of Early Muhammadan Tradition (1927 Wensinck), book

• The Muslim Creed: Its Genesis and Historical Develeopment (1932 Wensinck), book

• Concordances et indices de la tradition musulmane (Concordance and Index of the Muslim Tradition / 1936-1969 Wensinck, Mensing, Brugman), book

External links

• Wikipedia.nl