Ahmed Rateb Naffakh

Syrian linguist
Person human Q12178873
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Summary

Ahmed Rateb Naffakh was born on 1927[1] in Damascus[2]. He died on February 14, 1992[3], in Damascus[4]. He worked as a linguist[5], writer[6], manuscriptologist[7], and critic[8]. He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Damascus[10]
  • Country of citizenship: State of Syria[11], Second Syrian Republic[12], United Arab Republic[13], Syria[14]
  • Employer: Damascus University[15]
  • Educated at: Damascus University[16], Faculty of Arts Cairo University[17]
  • Doctoral advisor: Shawqi Daif[18]
  • Student: Muḥammad Aḥmad al-Dālī[19], Muḥammad naʻīm alʻirqsūsy[20], Bassām al-Jābī[21], Ibrahim al-Zaybaq[22], Masud Bubu[23], Muḥammad Ḥassān Ṭayyān[24], Yahya Mir Alam[25]
  • Member of: Arab Academy of Damascus[26], Arab-Indian Scientific Academy[27]
  • Religion or worldview: Islam[28]
  • Sex or gender: male[29]
  • Noble title: Allamah[30]
  • Family name: Q121189879[31]
  • Given name: Q121269508[32]
  • Student of: Sa'id al-Afghani[33], Amjad Ṭarābulusī[34], Mahmoud Mohamed Shaker[35], Abdul Aziz Memon[36], Muhammad al-Bazam[37], Shawqi Daif[38], Muhammad Bahjat Baytar[39]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Arabic[40], French[41]
  • Name in native language: أحمد راتب النفاخ[42]
  • Writing language: Arabic[43]
  • Kunya: Abu Abdullah[44]

FAQs

Where was Ahmed Rateb Naffakh born?

Ahmed Rateb Naffakh was born in Damascus[2].

Where did Ahmed Rateb Naffakh die?

Ahmed Rateb Naffakh died in Damascus[4].

What did Ahmed Rateb Naffakh do for work?

Ahmed Rateb Naffakh worked as a linguist[5], writer[6], manuscriptologist[7], and critic[8].

Where did Ahmed Rateb Naffakh go to school?

Ahmed Rateb Naffakh was educated at Damascus University[16] and Faculty of Arts Cairo University[17].

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