Alfred J. Butler
Alfred Joshua Butler F.S.A.[1] (1850 - 1936) was a British ancient historian, specialized in the history of the Copts.[2]
Alfred J. Butler | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1850 |
| Died | 1936 |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Brasenose College, Oxford |
Biography
He studied at University of Oxford and from 1877 worked at his Brasenose College.[2] Author of works on Coptology and the history of Egypt during the period of Arab, Roman and Byzantine rule.[2]
Alfred J. Butler was a self-confessed “friend of the Copts”. On them he wrote in 1911, having known the Copts for upwards of thirty years, I have the highest opinion of their capacity and their character.[3] When the Coptic Congress in 1911 raised some demands to the British authority to end the injustices the Copts suffered from under British rule he sided with the Copts against Sir Eldon Gorst, the British Consul-General in Egypt (1907-1911), whose policy was (to) exalt the Mohammedan and to tread down the Christian, to license the majority and to curb the minority.[3]
Works
- Amaranth and Asphodel: Songs from the Greek Anthology (First ed.). London: Kegan Paul. 1881 – via Google Books.
- The ancient Coptic churches of Egypt. in 2 volumes. Vol. I (First ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. 1884 – via Internet Archive.
- The ancient Coptic churches of Egypt. in 2 volumes. Vol. II (First ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. 1884 – via Internet Archive.
- Court Life in Egypt (First ed.). London: Chapman and Hall. 1887 – via Internet Archive.
- Abu Salih, al-Armani (1895). Butler, Alfred J. (ed.). The Churches and Monasteries of Egypt and Some Neighbouring Countries attributed to Abu Salih, al-Armani. Translated by B. T. A. Evetts (First ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press – via Internet Archive.
- Butler, Alfred J. (1902). Fraser, P. M. (ed.). The Arab Conquest of Egypt and the Last Thirty Years of the Roman Dominion (First ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press – via Internet Archive.
- The Treaty of Misr in Tabari, an essay in historical criticism (First ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. 1913 – via Internet Archive.
- Babylon of Egypt, a study in the history of Old Cairo (First ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. 1914 – via Internet Archive.
- Islamic Pottery: A Study Mainly Historical (First ed.). London: Ernest Benn Limited. 1926.
- Sport in Classic Times (First ed.). London: E. Benn. 1930. ISBN 978-0-91323-213-2.
References
- Abu Salih, al-Armani (1895). Butler, Alfred J. (ed.). The Churches and Monasteries of Egypt and Some Neighbouring Countries attributed to Abu Salih, al-Armani. Translated by Evetts, B. T. A. Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. III.
- Brown, S. Kent (1991). "Butler, Alfred Joshua". In Atiya, Aziz S. (ed.). The Coptic Encyclopedia. Vol. II. London: Macmillan. p. 428.
- Kyriakos, Mikhail (1911). Copts and Moslems Under British Control; a collection of facts and a résumé of authoritative opinions on the Coptic question (First ed.). London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. XI–XIV.