María Rosa Menocal
Apr 09, 1953 - Oct 15, 2012 (59 years old) in Havana, Cuba
María Rosa Menocal was a Cuban-born scholar of medieval culture and history and Sterling Professor of Humanities at Yale University. In 2002 Menocal wrote the book The Ornament of the World: How Muslims, Jews and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain, which has been translated into many languages. Menocal died of melanoma in 2012.
Known For
The Ornament of the World
Herself (Author, The Ornament of the World)
