David Matthews (academic)
{{Short description|American academic (1942–2021)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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| native_name = {{lang|ur|{{unq|ڈیوڈ میتھیوز}}}}
| birth_date = 1942
| death_date = 5 March 2021 {{Cite web|title=Pushkin House|url=https://www.pushkinhouse.org/events/2021/4/13/the-life-and-works-of-sergei-esenin|access-date=2021-05-18|website=pushkinhouse.org}}
| education = St John's College, Cambridge
| known_for = British scholar of Urdu literature.
| awards =
}}
David Matthews ({{Langx|ur|{{nq|ڈیْوِڈ مَیتھِیُوز}}}}; 1942 – 5 March 2021) was a British scholar, author, and translator of Urdu literature and translator of Muhammad Iqbal and Mir Anees poetry in English.{{Cite web|title=High Commission for Pakistan, London|url=https://phclondon.org/infodiv/pressreleases/20150511_allama_iqbal_remembered_at_pakistan_high_commission_london.aspx|access-date=2021-03-13|website=phclondon.org}} He taught Urdu language and Urdu literature for over 30 years (1965–99) at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oO9xsTSVJA|title=Interview With Gopi Chand Narang and David Matthews|access-date=11 April 2021|publisher=YouTube}} after graduating in Classics at UCL.
Books
Matthews published a number of works relating to Urdu literature,{{Cite web|url=http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n86069510/|title=Matthews, David 1942- (David John) [WorldCat Identities]|website=Worldcat.org|access-date=11 April 2021}} including many translations of significant classical Urdu works.{{Cite web|url=https://www.abebooks.co.uk/9780071546997/Teach-Urdu-Complete-Course-Book-0071546995/plp|title=9780071546997: Teach Yourself Urdu Complete Course [With Book] (Teach Yourself Language Complete Courses) - AbeBooks - Matthews, David; Dalvi, Mohamed Kasim: 0071546995|website=Abebooks.co.uk}} One of his major interests was poetry. His 70 works have appeared in 250 publications in 4 languages and 2091 library holdings.
- The Courtesan of Lucknow{{Cite web|url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/922671/persian-legacy|title=Persian legacy|date=September 6, 2009|website=DAWN.COM}}
- Umrao Jan Ada{{Cite book|last=Ruswa|first=Mirza Mohammad Hadi|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34943870|title=Umrao Jan Ada|date=1996|others=David Matthews|isbn=81-7167-311-2|location=Calcutta|oclc=34943870}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1548136|title=COLUMN: The TALL MAN|first=Aamer|last=Hussein|date=12 April 2020|website=Dawn.com|access-date=11 April 2021}}
- Urdu Literature{{Cite book|last=Matthews|first=David|title=Urdu Literature|publisher=South Asia Books|year=1985|isbn=0907962300}}
- Complete Urdu Beginner to Intermediate Course{{Cite book|last=Matthews|first=David|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/903889844|title=Complete Urdu|date=2014|others=Mohamed Kasim Dalvi, Timsal Masud|isbn=978-1-4441-9594-1|location=London|oclc=903889844}}
- Essential Urdu Dictionary{{Cite book|last=Matthews|first=David|title=Essential Urdu Dictionary: A Teach Yourself Guide|publisher=McGraw-Hill|year=2011|isbn=978-0071763974}}