Abbas el-Akkad

1889 - 1964

photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

movement: مدرسة الديوان

country of citizenship: Ottoman Empire, Sultanate of Egypt, Kingdom of Egypt, Republic of Egypt, United Arab Republic

languages spoken, written or signed: Arabic

occupation: writer, historian, journalist, poet, literary critic, teacher, philosopher

award received: State Appreciation Award

influenced by: Thomas Carlyle, Muhammad Abduh, Saad Zaghloul

Abbas Mahmoud al-Aqqad (Arabic: عباس محمود العقاد, ALA-LC: ‘Abbās Maḥmūd al-‘Aqqād; 28 June 1889 – 12 March 1964) was an Egyptian journalist, poet and literary critic, and member of the Academy of the Arabic Language in Cairo. More precisely, because "his writings cover a broad spectrum, including poetry, criticism, Islamology, history, philosophy, politics, biography, science, and Arabic literature", he is perceived to be a polymath. Source: Wikipedia (en)