Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p John Marsden Beaumont Jones (20 December 1920 – 11 June 1992), known as Marsden Jones, was an emeritus professor and the founder and first director of the Center for Arabic Studies at the American University in Cairo.[citation needed]He received his PhD from the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies in 1953 and founded the Center for Arabic Studies at the AUC a decade later.[citation needed]Jones then sought to make the Center one of excellence for the study of Arabic history, literature, language, art, and architecture.[citation needed] His special interests were early Islam, the early emergence of Islamic institutions, and the study of modern Islamic movements in Egypt. He is reputed for his edition of Al-Waqidi's Kitab Al Maghazi and his work on early sira literature, and he helped publish a series of volumes in Arabic on Leaders of Contemporary Literature in Egypt.He was the brother-in-law of Sir Philip Jones.. }
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- Marsden_Jones abstract "John Marsden Beaumont Jones (20 December 1920 – 11 June 1992), known as Marsden Jones, was an emeritus professor and the founder and first director of the Center for Arabic Studies at the American University in Cairo.[citation needed]He received his PhD from the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies in 1953 and founded the Center for Arabic Studies at the AUC a decade later.[citation needed]Jones then sought to make the Center one of excellence for the study of Arabic history, literature, language, art, and architecture.[citation needed] His special interests were early Islam, the early emergence of Islamic institutions, and the study of modern Islamic movements in Egypt. He is reputed for his edition of Al-Waqidi's Kitab Al Maghazi and his work on early sira literature, and he helped publish a series of volumes in Arabic on Leaders of Contemporary Literature in Egypt.He was the brother-in-law of Sir Philip Jones.".