Dimitri Gutas, PhD
Professor Emeritus of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
Biography
Research & Publications
Education & Training
- PhDYale University (1974)
- MAYale University, History of Religions (1969)
- BAYale University, Arabic and Islamic Studies
Activities
- Greek and Arabic Lexicon (GALex)Germany 2007Professor Gutas is involved in a collaboration with Professor Gerhard Endress of the University of Bochum, Germany, in producing A Greek and Arabic Lexicon. This consists of creating materials for a Dictionary of the Medieval Translations from Greek into Arabic. The lexicon is being produced in fascicles. It started publication in 1992, and so far eight fascicles have been published by the house of Brill in Leiden, the Netherlands. Funds for the research effort come from the Deutsche Forschungsg
- Philosophy in the Islamic worldSwitzerland 2007Professor Gutas is working in a collaborative project aiming to produce a three volume history of philosophy in the Islamic world, from the beginning to the present, in the series, "Ueberweg. Grundriss der Geschichte der Philosophie."
Departments & Organizations
- MacMillan Center
- Middle East Studies