W. Montgomery Watt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

W. Montgomery Watt

Scottish historian

Date of Birth: 14-Mar-1909

Place of Birth: Ceres, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 24-Oct-2006

Profession: historian, theologian, university teacher

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

William Montgomery Watt (14 March 1909 – 24 October 2006) was a Scottish historian, Orientalist, Anglican priest, and academic.
From 1964 to 1979, he was Professor of Arabic and Islamic studies at the University of Edinburgh. Watt was one of the foremost non-Muslim interpreters of Islam in the West, and according to Carole Hillenbrand "an enormously influential scholar in the field of Islamic studies and a much-revered name for many Muslims all over the world".
Watt's comprehensive biography of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, Muhammad at Mecca (1953) and Muhammad at Medina (1956), are considered to be classics in the field.