Ralph Russell, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Ralph Russell

British scholar of Urdu literature

Date of Birth: 21-May-1918

Date of Death: 14-Sep-2008

Profession: academic, linguist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Professor Ralph Russell SI (Urdu: ???? ?????) (born 21 May 1918, died 14 September 2008) was a British scholar of Urdu literature and a Communist.
He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge.
He taught Urdu and Urdu literature at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and also in universities in India and Pakistan.
He wrote articles and essays in Urdu and English, and attended literary seminars and workshops on the subject of his specialization. Russell was born in Hammerton, North Yorkshire, England, and grew up in Loughton, Essex.
For much of his life he was a member of the Communist Party of Great Britain.
He was awarded the Sitara-e-Imtiaz in recognition of his services to Urdu language and literature by the Government of Pakistan.
Loughton Town Council installed a blue plaque to Russell on his boyhood home at 6 Queen's Road in that town, which was inaugurated with a reception given by the present owners for family, friends and colleagues, on 15 July 2013.