What is Issa J. Boullata?
[[File:Issa-Boullata.jpg|thumb|200px|Boullata in September 2012]] '''Issa J. Boullata''' ({{Lang-ar|عيسى بُلاطه}}&lrm;; February 25, 1929 – May 1, 2019) was a [[Palestinian]] [[scholar]] and writer. He was noted for his [[translation]] of [[Arabic language|Arabic]] writing. He was [[professor]] of Arabic literature and language at [[Hartford Seminary|Hartford Theological Seminary]] ([[Hartford, Connecticut]], U.S.) from 1968 to 1975, and [[McGill University]] ([[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], Canada) from 1975 to 1999. He was a two-time winner of the [[Arkansas Arabic Translation Award|Arabic Translation Award]] by the [[University of Arkansas]] Press in 1993 and 1997.<ref name=encyclopedia>{{Cite web|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/boullata-issa-j-1929|title=Boullata, Issa J. 1929–|publisher=Encyclopedia.com|access-date=May 4, 2019}}</ref> Boullata was born in [[Jerusalem]]. He was a Palestinian [[Arabs|Arab]] and [[Orthodox Christianity|Orthodox Christian]]. He was married to Marita Seward. The couple had three children.<ref name=encyclopedia/> Boullata died on May 4, 2019 in Montreal, at the age of 90.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://arablit.org/2019/05/03/translator-issa-j-boullata-90/|title=Translator Issa J. Boullata, 90|publisher=ArabLit|date=May 3, 2019|access-date=May 4, 2019}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Boullata, Issa J.}} [[Category:1929 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Christians]] [[Category:American academics]] [[Category:Writers from Jerusalem]] [[Category:Translators]] {{Bio-stub}}