For others, see Rodwell (disambiguation)

Rodwell (disambiguation)

Rodwell may refer to:*Rodwell, California*Brett Rodwell, Australian rugby league footballer*Craig Rodwell, gay rights activist and the founder of the first gay bookstore*Eric Rodwell, American bridge player*Jack Rodwell, English footballer...

John Medows Rodwell (1808–1900) was a friend of Charles Darwin while both matriculated at Cambridge. He became an English clergyman of the Church of England and a Non-Muslim Islamic scholar. He served as Rector of St.Peter's, Saffron Hill

Saffron Hill

Saffron Hill is the name of a street in the south eastern corner of the London Borough of Camden, between Farringdon Road and Hatton Garden. The name of the street derives from the fact that it was at one time part of an estate on which saffron grew....

, London 1836-43 and Rector of St Ethelburga's, Bishopsgate

St Ethelburga's Bishopsgate

St Ethelburga-the-Virgin within Bishopsgate is a Church of England church in the City of London, located on Bishopsgate near Liverpool Street station.-History:...

, London from 1843-1900. He and Darwin maintained a correspondence after their graduation.

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  Qur'an
  The Quran , also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Alcoran, Qur’ān, Coran, Kuran, and al-Qur’ān, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God . It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language...
  
  translation of John Medows Rodwell.

(as translator)