Claud Field

Claud Field (1863–1941) was a British author, translator, and compiler whose work introduced many English-speaking readers to Islamic thought, Persian literature, and religious biography. Catalog and library records consistently identify him as the author or translator of books such as Mystics and Saints of Islam, Persian Literature, A Dictionary of Oriental Quotations, and translations connected with al-Ghazali.

His writing was wide-ranging rather than narrowly academic. Alongside books on Islam and Persian culture, he also published works on missionary adventure and religious life, including With the Afghans, Heroes of Missionary Enterprise, and Missionary Crusaders. That mix helps explain his appeal: he wrote for general readers who wanted learning presented clearly and directly.

Although detailed biographical information about his personal life is hard to confirm from the sources found here, his bibliography shows a writer deeply interested in cross-cultural religion and literature. Today he is remembered chiefly for making older Arabic and Persian materials more accessible in English and for the energetic, readable style of his popular historical and devotional books.