Yakoub Sarrouf
Yaqub Sarruf (1852–1927) was a pioneering Lebanese writer, publisher, and translator. Sarruf was born in Al-Hadath, Lebanon. His father sent him to the American School in Abey, then to the Syrian Protestant College where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in 1870.
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- Name
- Yaqub Sarruf
- Born
- 1852
- Died
- 1927
- Education
- * American University of Beirut – Bachelor of Science, 1870)
- Occupation
- Writer, journalist, teacher, poet, and scientist
- Known for
- Al-Muqtataf
- Nationality
- Ottoman Empire · Arab Kingdom of Syria · French mandate of Lebanon
- Teachers
- As'ad al-Shaddudi
- Languages
- Arabic · English
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Yaqub Sarruf (1852–1927) was a pioneering Lebanese writer, publisher, and translator. Sarruf was born in Al-Hadath, Lebanon. His father sent him to the American School in Abey, then to the Syrian Protestant College where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in 1870.
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He later obtained a PhD from Cambridge. After his graduation he assumed the presidency of the American Schools in Sidon and Tripoli. In 1876, he founded the monthly popular science magazine Al-Muqtataf with Faris Nimr in Beirut. He moved to Cairo in late 1884 where he continued publishing the magazine until his death in 1927. Sarruf and Nimr were nominated for two of SPC's first honorary degrees in 1890, but they declined to attend the ceremony.
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• Name — Yaqub Sarruf • Native Name — يعقوب صروف • Born — 1852 • Died — 1927 • Citizenship — *Ottoman Empire (1852–1918) • Greater Lebanon (1920–1927) • Education — * American University of Beirut – Bachelor of Science, 1870) • New York University – Doctor of Philosophy, 1890 • Occupation — Writer, journalist, teacher, poet, and scientist • Known for — Al-Muqtataf
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- 1.American University of Beirut. History Makers. 2016.
- 2.Khayr al-Dīn al-Ziriklī. الأعلام. موسوعة شبكة المعرفة الريفية. 1980.
- 3.المُعرِّف مُتعدِد الأوجه لمُصطلح الموضوع (FAST): https://id.worldcat.org/fast/146239 — باسم: Yaʻqūb Ṣarrūf — تاريخ الاطلاع: 9 أكتوبر 2017
- 4.مُعرِّف VcBA لمكتبة الفاتيكان: https://wikidata-externalid-url.toolforge.org/?p=8034&url_prefix=https://opac.vatlib.it/auth/detail/&id=495/128584 — باسم: Yaʻqūb Ṣarrūf
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