André Clot

André Clot ( born November 9, 1909 in Grenoble, † 2002) was a French journalist, historian and publicist.

Clot worked from 1936 to 1942 for the news agency Agence Havas, 1943-1945 for radio - Brazzaville and finally from 1945 until his retirement for the Agence France-Presse. He lived for many years in Turkey and in the countries of the Near East and was considered Islam connoisseur. He has published biographies of Islamic rulers and non-fiction books on the history and culture of Islamic countries.

Work

• L' Espagne musulmane. VIIIe - XVe siècle. Perrin, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-262-01425-6. German: Al -Andalus. The Moorish Spain. From the French by Harald Ehrhardt. Artemis & Winkler, Dusseldorf 2002, ISBN 3-538-07132-2. Re: The Moorish Spain. 800 years Islamic high culture in Al Andalus. Albatros, Dusseldorf 2004, ISBN 3-491-96116-5.

• German: Harun al - Rashid, Caliph of Baghdad. From the French by Sylvia Höfer. Artemis & Winkler, Dusseldorf 2001, ISBN 3-538-07125- X.