Charles Joseph Adams
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Charles Joseph Adams (April 24, 1924 – March 23, 2011)[1] was an American academic and professor of religion. He was Emeritus Professor of Islamic Studies at McGill University and for nearly 20 years the Director of the Institute of Islamic Studies there.[2][3]
Adams was born in Houston, Texas in 1924. His undergraduate education was at Baylor University, which was interrupted when he volunteered to serve in the Air Force during World War II as an airborne radio operator and mechanic. After the war he returned to Baylor to earn his B.A.[citation needed]
His long career at McGill University began when he joined the faculty in 1952. Adams the historian of religion turned his head more particularly toward Islam when, under a Ford Foundation Grant, he studied Islam in Pakistan. He returned to McGill to join the new Institute of Islamic Studies, and later served as its director from 1964–80.[4][citation needed]
Death[]
Adams died on March 23, 2011 in Mesa, Arizona.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014. Social Security Administration.
- ^ "Charles J. Adams". rgstudies.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
- ^ "McGill Reporter". reporter-archive.mcgill.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
- ^ Adams, Charles Joseph; Hallaq, Wael B.; Little, Donald Presgrave (1991). Islamic Studies Presented to Charles J. Adams. ISBN 9004092218.
- 1924 births
- 2011 deaths
- McGill University faculty
- American Islamic studies scholars
- American educators
- People from Houston
- Disease-related deaths in Arizona
- Baylor University alumni
- United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II
- American expatriates in Canada
- American theology academic biography stubs