Tor Andræ (1885-1947), scholar
Tor Andræ (1885-1947) was a Swedish scholar.
Biography
Tor Andræ was born July 9 1885 at Vena [Sweden].
He earned his PhD in Theology at Uppsala University 1917. He became professor of the History of Religions at the University College of Stockholm in 1927, and in Uppsala two years later. in 1936 he was appointed bishop of Linköping in 1936.
Andræ died at Linköping on February 24, 1947.
Works on Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Origins
Books
- Muhammed: hans liv och hans tro (Mohammed: The Man and His Faith / 1930 Andræ), book
- Mohammed: sein Leben und sein Glaube (Mohammed: The Man and His Faith / 1932 Andræ), book
- Mohammed: The Man and His Faith = Mohammed: sein Leben und sein Glaube (1936 Andræ / Menzel), book (English ed.)
- Mahomet: sa vie et sa doctrine = Mohammed: sein Leben und sein Glaube (Mohammed: The Man and His Faith / 1945 Andræ / Gaudefroy-Demombynes), book (French ed.)