Ira M. Lapidus

Ira M. Lapidus
Born	(1937-06-09) 9 June 1937 (age 86) Brooklyn, New York
Occupation	Professor Emeritus of History, Author
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Harvard University
Subject	Middle Eastern and Islamic History
Notable works	A History of Islamic Societies
Spouse	Brenda Webster
Website
history.berkeley.edu/people/ira-m-lapidus

Ira M. Lapidus is an Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic History at The University of California at Berkeley.^[1] He is the author of A History of Islamic Societies, and Contemporary Islamic Movements in Historical Perspective, among other works.