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Taha Hussein
Modernising Arabic literary criticism and advocating broader education.
Abu al-Ala al-Maarri · Ibn Khaldun
- Born
- November 1889
- Birthplace
- Izbet el Kilo, Minya
- Died
- 28 October 1973
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Taha Hussein
Taha Hussein was an Egyptian writer and scholar whose literary and educational work influenced twentieth-century Arab intellectual life.
Early life
Education
Lost his sight in childhood, studied at Al-Azhar and earned a doctorate at Cairo University in 1914.
Career
- 1910s
Study in France
Pursued further study in Montpellier and Paris.
- 1919
Return to Egypt
Became a professor at Cairo University.
- Academic leadership
Arabic language
Helped lead the Academy of the Arabic Language.
- 1950
Education minister
Advocated wider access to free education.
Selected work
On Pre-Islamic Poetry
A critical examination of the attribution and history of early Arabic poetry.
The Days
An account of childhood, education and intellectual formation.
Beyond work
Family
Married Suzanne Bresseau, who supported his studies and literary work.
Sources & photo credit
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