Pringle Kennedy (1855 – 16 February 1925)[1][2] was a British author and barrister. He wrote 2 books (during 1905–1925) for which he is best known:

  • A History of the Great Moghuls (Or A History of the Badshahate of Delhi From 1398 AD To 1739), in 2 volumes, during 1905–1911.[1][3]
  • Arabian Society at the Time of Muhammad, published in 1926 by Thacker, Spink & Co. (Calcutta, India).[4]

Pringle Kennedy has observed (Arabian Society at the Time of Muhammad, pp. 8–10, 18-21): "Muhammad was, to use a striking expression, the man of the hour."[5]

In 1908, the young Bengali revolutionary, Khudiram Bose, an 18-year-old, was hanged for throwing a bomb at the carriage of Pringle Kennedy and killing his wife and daughter, Grace Kennedy. Bose and his companion Prafulla Chaki had intended to assassinate Douglas Hollinshead Kingsford, a British magistrate, riding in a similar vehicle.

Pringle Kennedy died on 16 February 1925.[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b "Ke - New General Catalog of Old Books & Authors", 2008, webpage: AuthBook-Ke.
  2. ^ a b "King Saud University Libraries", 2008, webpage: KSU-190 Archived 2008-12-09 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ A History of the Great Moghuls (about India), reprinted in 1987, 556 pages, Google Books link: Books-google-PKennedy.
  4. ^ "Arabian society at the time of Muhammad (Open Library)", 2008, webpage: OpenLibrary-652M.
  5. ^ "The Holy Prophet Muhammad in the Eyes of Non-Muslims", 2008, webpage: AlIslam-eyes.

References

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  • "New General Catalog of Old Books and Authors" (part for "Ke"), kingkong.demon.co.uk, 2008, webpage: AuthorAndBookInfo-Ke.