Country of origin | UK |
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University | Edinburgh |
Course | 1989 |
Grant issued | Publication |
Area of interest | Islamic Architecture, Form, Function, and Meaning |
Profile
Professor Robert Hillenbrand was educated at the universities of Cambridge and Oxford (D.Phil. 1974); he has been teaching at the Department of Fine Art, University of Edinburgh , since 1971 and was awarded a chair of Islamic art in 1989. Professor Hillenbrand retired in December 2007 but is currently an Honorary Professorial Fellow in the department of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies (IMES).