Bernard O'Kane (scholar)
Bernard O'Kane | |
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Nationality | Irish |
Awards | Farabi Award (2018) |
Academic background | |
Education | University of Edinburgh (PhD), Queen's University of Belfast (LLB) |
Thesis | Timurid architecture in Khurasan. (1982) |
Doctoral advisor | Robert Hillenbrand |
Other academic advisors | L. P. Elwell-Sutton, Hossein Modarressi |
Academic work | |
Institutions | American University in Cairo |
Website | https://www.aucegypt.edu/fac/bernardokane |
Bernard O'Kane is an Irish Islamic studies scholar and Iranologist and Professor of Islamic Art and Architecture at the American University in Cairo.[1]
He is known for his works on Islamic architecture[2] and is a winner of Farabi International Award.[3]
Works[]
- Mosques: the 100 Most Iconic Islamic Houses of Worship, New York, Assouline Publishers, 2019
- The Mosques of Egypt, Cairo, AUC Press, 2017
- The Illustrated Guide to the Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo, Cairo, AUC Press, 2012
References[]
- ^ "The Appearance of Persian in Islamic Art". Mazda Publishers.
- ^ "Discovering the wonder of Egypt's Islamic architecture". Arab News. 27 January 2017.
- ^ "Announcement - Bernard O'Kane, 9th Farabi International Award Winner". networks.h-net.org.
External links[]
Categories:
- Islamic architecture
- Living people
- Farabi International Award recipients
- Iranologists