Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq

Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq (1802–1887) was a Lebanese journalist, writer and poet.

Also recorded as Ahmad Faris; Ahmad Fāris; Faris ibn Yusuf al-Shidyaq.

Overview

Recorded at birth as فارس يوسف الشدياق.

Born at Ashqout in 1802, died at Kadıköy in 1887.

In detail

Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq studied at Al-Azhar University. the recorded working language is Arabic, French and Ottoman Turkish.

The authority associates the name with Romanticism.

Works named in the authority record are Leg Over Leg, al-Sāq ʻalá al-sāq fī mā huwa al-Fāriyāq and al-Jāsūs ʻalá al-Qāmūs.

Sources

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“Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q402204: Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq
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