Laurence Frederic Rushbrook Williams, CBE, FRSA (1890–1978) was a British historian and civil servant who spent part of his working life in India, and had an abiding interest in Eastern culture. [1]
Williams was a Fellow of All Souls' College, Oxford. [2] He built up a school of Mughal studies at the University of Allahabad, [3] where he was professor of Modern Indian History. [1] He was briefly Eastern Services Director of the B.B.C., [1] and also worked on the editorial staff of The Times (London). He acted as a government advisor on Middle East and Asian affairs, [4] and contributed to publications like the Royal Central Asian Society Journal and the Encyclopædia Britannica. [3]
He became interested in Sufism through his contact with Sirdar Ikbal Ali Shah and later edited an anthology of contributions to a symposium in honor of the work of the noted Sufi author, Idries Shah. [5]
Williams wrote several works on India, Asia and the Middle East, among them the following:
Laurence Frederic Rushbrook Williams, CBE, FRSA (1890–1978) was a British historian and civil servant who spent part of his working life in India, and had an abiding interest in Eastern culture. [1]
Williams was a Fellow of All Souls' College, Oxford. [2] He built up a school of Mughal studies at the University of Allahabad, [3] where he was professor of Modern Indian History. [1] He was briefly Eastern Services Director of the B.B.C., [1] and also worked on the editorial staff of The Times (London). He acted as a government advisor on Middle East and Asian affairs, [4] and contributed to publications like the Royal Central Asian Society Journal and the Encyclopædia Britannica. [3]
He became interested in Sufism through his contact with Sirdar Ikbal Ali Shah and later edited an anthology of contributions to a symposium in honor of the work of the noted Sufi author, Idries Shah. [5]
Williams wrote several works on India, Asia and the Middle East, among them the following: