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About Albert Hourani

Birth

1915

Death

1993

First book

1991

Years writing

35

Biography

Albert Habib Hourani, was a Lebanese British historian, specialising in the history of the Middle East and Middle Eastern studies.

Albert Hourani was a prominent British historian specializing in the Arab world.

Born in Manchester in 1915, he dedicated his life to the academic study of the Middle East.

His most famous work, A History of the Arab Peoples, is a fundamental reference in modern historiography.

Throughout his career, he combined his work as a university professor with his role as a civil servant.

His prolific career includes the authorship of fifteen works dedicated to politics and Arab history.