Bernard O'Kane (scholar)
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]
Bernard O'Kane | |
|---|---|
| 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 advisors | L. P. Elwell-Sutton, Hossein Modarressi |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | American University in Cairo |
| Website | https://www.aucegypt.edu/fac/bernardokane |
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.
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