Simon Ockley was a British Orientalist. Wikipedia
Born: 1678, Exeter, United Kingdom
Died: August 9, 1720 (age 42 years), Swavesey, United Kingdom
Books: The History of the Saracens, The History of the Saracens: Containing the Lives of Abubeker, Omar, Othman, Ali, Hlafan, Moawiyah I. Yezid I. Moawiyah II. Abdolla, Merwan I. and Abdolmelick, the Immediate Successors of Mahomet. Giving an Account of Their Most Remarkable Battles, Sieges, &c. ..., The History of the Saracens; Comprising the Lives of Mohammad and His Successors, to the Death of Abdalmelik, the Eleventh Caliph: With an Account of Their Most Remarkable Battles, Sieges, Revolts, ... Collected from Authentic Sources, Especially Arabic Mss, and more