Henri Lammens

Henri Lammens (1862-1937) was a prominent Belgian-born Jesuit and Orientalist . Born in Ghent , Belgium of Catholic Flemish stock, Henri Lammens joined the Society of Jesus in Beirut at the age of fifteen, and settled permanently in Lebanon . During his first eight years there Lammens mastered the Arabic language , as well as Latin , and Greek . He edited al-Bashir , the Jesuit newspaper of Beirut , and after much travelling, he began his career as an Orientalist at the School of Oriental Studies at the Jesuit College in 1907. He published a series of studies on the Umayyads , and several on pre-Islamic Arabia : Etudes sur le regne du calife Omaiyade Mo'awia ler (1908), Le berceau de l'Islam; L'Arabie occidentale à la vielle de l'Hegire (1914). He contributed many articles to the first edition of the Encyclopaedia of Islam , as well as to various learned journals. His contributions are considered highly influential among Western historians of Islam; and yet he has often been criticized for his skewed portrayal of many issues. It is universally acknowledged "that Lammens provided the study of the sira with a new basis; and none would underestimate his contributions on the history of the Umayyads."

Henri Lammens Henri Lammens (1 Jul 1862 – 23 Apr 1937) was an Orientalist historian and Jesuit , who wrote on (in French) the early history of Islam.

Belgian orientalist historian and Jesuit (1862–1937) Henri Lammens Henri Lammens (1 Jul 1862 – 23 Apr 1937) was a Belgian Orientalist historian and Jesuit , who wrote (in French) on the early history of Islam.

Belgian orientalist historian and Jesuit (1862–1937) Henri Lammens Henri Lammens (1 July 1862 – 23 April 1937) was a Belgian Orientalist historian and Jesuit , who wrote (in French) on the early history of Islam.