Bereich "Identifikation"
Typ des Rechtsträgers
Person
Autorisierte Namensform
Mason, Herbert
Parallele Namensformen
Standardisierte Namensform gemäß anderer Regelwerke
- Mason, Herbert, 1932-2017
Andere Namensformen
- Herbert Mason
Kennzahlen für Körperschaften
Beschreibungsfeld
Daten des Bestehens
1932-2017
Geschichte
Herbert Mason is a professor of Arabic and Islamic studies in the history and religion departments of Boston University in Massachusetts. He first became interested in his field through contact with Louis Massignon. Mason later introduced Merton to Massignon. Mason has written and translated many middle eastern texts from a narrative on the Gilgamesh epic to a translation of Massignon's most famous work, «The Passion of al-Hallaj». (Sources: «Witness to Freedom», p. 259; and "Herbert Mason" Boston University (website). Accessed 5 Dec. 2005. ‹http://www.bu.edu/uni/faculty/profiles/mason.html›.)