Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq
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Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq was a 19th-century Lebanese writer, linguist, and journalist who played a foundational role in modernizing Arabic prose and thought during the Arab Nahda (renaissance).
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arab Nahda figure
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journalist ⓘ lexicographer ⓘ linguist ⓘ person ⓘ translator ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Aḥmad Fāris al-Shidyāq
NERFINISHED
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Farīs al-Shidyāq NERFINISHED ⓘ Fāris al-Shidyāq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Lebanon
NERFINISHED
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Mount Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthYear | c. 1804 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Istanbul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1887 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Maronite (early life) ⓘ |
| familyName | al-Shidyaq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Arabic linguistics
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Arabic literature ⓘ journalism ⓘ translation ⓘ |
| founded | Al-Jawāʾib newspaper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
linguistic criticism
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prose ⓘ satire ⓘ travel writing ⓘ |
| givenName | Ahmad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Arab intellectual thought in the 19th century
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modern Arabic prose style ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to Arab Nahda
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lexicographical work on Arabic ⓘ modernizing Arabic prose ⓘ pioneering modern Arabic journalism ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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English ⓘ French ⓘ |
| movement | Arab Nahda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Al-Jāsūs ʿalā al-Qāmūs
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Al-Sāq ʿalā al-sāq fīmā huwa al-Fāriyāq NERFINISHED ⓘ Kashf al-mukhabbā ʿan funūn Urubbā NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
editor
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journalist ⓘ linguist ⓘ publisher ⓘ translator ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam (later life)
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Maronite Christianity (early life) ⓘ Protestantism (conversion) ⓘ |
| residence |
Egypt
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England ⓘ France ⓘ Istanbul ⓘ Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ Tunis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Cairo
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Istanbul NERFINISHED ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
Paris ⓘ |
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