Charles Pellat

Charles Pellat (28 September 1914, in Souk Ahras – 28 October 1992, in Bourg-la-Reine) was a French Algerian academic, historian, translator, and scholar of Oriental studies, specialized in Arab studies and Islamic studies. He was an editor of the ''Encyclopaedia of Islam'' published by Brill Academic Publishers, and a member of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres. Provided by Wikipedia