Marshall Hodgson

Marshall G.S. Hodgson
Born(1922-04-11)April 11, 1922
DiedJune 10, 1968(1968-06-10) (aged 46)
NationalityAmerican
Known forCoining the term "Islamicate", contributions to Islamic and world history studies
TitleAmerican historian
Children3
AwardsRalph Waldo Emerson Award (posthumous)
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Chicago
Academic advisorsGustave von Grunebaum, Muhsin Mehdi, William H. McNeill, John Ulric Nef
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Chicago
Notable worksThe Venture of Islam: Conscience and History in a World Civilization
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Marshall Goodwin Simms Hodgson (April 11, 1922 – June 10, 1968) was an American historian and scholar of Islamic studies best known for his pioneering work on Islamic civilization and his contributions to world history. He was a professor at the University of Chicago, where he developed a yearlong course on Islamic civilizations and served as chairman of the interdisciplinary Committee on Social Thought.

His influential three-volume work, The Venture of Islam: Conscience and History in a World Civilization, published posthumously, introduced new frameworks for understanding Islam's global and cultural dimensions. Hodgson's work continues to be foundational in Islamic studies and has influenced approaches to world history, especially through his critique of Eurocentrism and his concept of the "Islamicate."


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