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H. A. R. Gibb

Scottish orientalist (1895–1971)

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Born
January 2, 1895
Died
October 22, 1971
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birth year
1895

About H. A. R. Gibb

Sir Hamilton Alexander Rosskeen Gibb, known as H. A. R. Gibb, was a Scottish historian and Orientalist. He was awarded a "war privilege" undergraduate Master of Arts (MA) because of his service until the Armistice of 11 November 1918. In 1955, Gibb became the James Richard Jewett Professor of Arabic and University Professor at Harvard University.

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H. A. R. Gibb timeline

  1. He was awarded a "war privilege" undergraduate Master of Arts (MA) because of his service until the Armistice of 11 November 1918.
  2. In 1955, Gibb became the James Richard Jewett Professor of Arabic and University Professor at Harvard University.

The world when H. A. R. Gibb was born

H. A. R. Gibb was born in 1895. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1895

  • Top movieWorkers Leaving the Lumière Factory (first public film)

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineCuban War of Independence begins
  • Technology milestoneLumière brothers hold first public film screening
  • World population~1.55B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
  • U.S. population68.0M

1895 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in H. A. R. Gibb's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18952026
Population68.0M341 million

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