William Owen Cole

William Owen Cole, was a British scholar in religious studies, including Sikhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism, and Buddhism.

Early life and education

William Owen Cole was born in 1931 in Sheffield. His father was a Congregational minister. Cole completed his early education in Bradford and Newcastle. He graduated from Durham University with a BA in History in 1954, and earned a Diploma of Education the year after. He later served the Friends' Ambulance Unit, where he became acquainted with Quakers.

Career

Cole worked with Eleanor Nesbitt, and authored several works with Sikh scholar Piara Singh Sambhi. He was a lecturer at West Sussex Institute of Higher Education

Death

Cole died on 26 October 2013.

Selected publications

Sikhism and Its Indian Context 1469–1708