Professor Michael G. Carter
King Faisal Prize in Arabic Language and Literature 2020 Laureate
Topic: "Linguistic Studies on Arabic in Other Languages "
Arabic is both a secular and a religious medium; a vehicle for day to day communication as well as for the highest level of spirituality
Michael Carter obtained his B.A. in German and French in 1962, and another B.A. in Arabic and Persian in 1964, and later in 1966 his M.A. He did his Ph.D. in A Study of Sībawayhi’s Principles of Grammatical Analysis in 1968.
In 1968, he became a Lecturer in the Department of Semitic Studies at the University of Sydney, Australia. In 1985, he became a visiting Professor at the Center of International Studies in Duke University, then in 1986, he became a visiting Associate Professor at the Dept. of Near Eastern Languages and Literatures in New York University, and later in 1988, Associate Professor (tenured) in the Dept. of Near Eastern Languages and Literatures in New York University. From 1996 to 1998, Professor Carter was a Førsteamanuensis (Assoc. Prof. tenured) in the Dept. of East European and Oriental Studies in Oslo University, then in 1998, he became a Professor of Arabic in the Dept. of East European and Oriental Studies in Oslo University, until he retired in 2006. Since 2006, he has been an Honorary Professor, later Affiliate in the Center for Medieval Studies in Sydney University, finally retiring in 2018.
This biography was written in the year the prize was awarded.
