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Ahmed Taymour
Writer

Ahmed Taymour

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Collecting Arabic manuscripts and documenting literary and popular traditions.

Colloquial Proverbs · Games of the Arabs

Born
6 November 1871
Birthplace
Cairo
Died
25 August 1930

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Ahmed Taymour

Ahmed Taymour was an Egyptian scholar and collector whose library became a major public resource.

Early life

Education

Was taught by his sister Aisha Taymur and attended a French school before studying languages at home.

Career

  1. Scholarship

    Arabic periodicals

    Contributed to Al Zahra and Al Fath.

  2. Legacy

    Public library

    Left his extensive book and manuscript collection to the Egyptian National Library.

Selected work

Colloquial Proverbs

A collection of Arabic popular sayings.

Games of the Arabs

A study of games and traditions.

Beyond work

Literary family

Encouraged his sons Muhammad and Mahmud, who became a playwright and novelist respectively.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: The original uploader was محمد عبد الغني at Arabic Wikipedia.. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.