Faith Community
Islam
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q288067 · wikidata
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Al-Nuwayri
1279-04-05 – 1333-06-05
Life & Legacy
Al-Nuwayrī, full name Shihāb al-Dīn Aḥmad bin ʿAbd al-Wahhāb al-Nuwayrī (Arabic: شهاب الدين أحمد بن عبد الوهاب النويري, 5 April 1279 – 5 June 1333) was an Egyptian Muslim historian and civil servant of the Bahri Mamluk dynasty. He is most notable for his compilation of a 9,000-page encyclopedia of the Mamluk era, titled The Ultimate Ambition in the Arts of Erudition (نهاية الأرب في فنون الأدب, Nihāyat al-arab fī funūn al-adab), which pertained to zoology, anatomy, history, chronology, amongst others. He is also known for his extensive work regarding the Mongols' conquest of Syria. Al-Nuwayri started his encyclopedia around the year 1314 and completed it in 1333.
Occupation & Career
historian, encyclopedist, calligrapher, poet, literary scholar, writer, scientist, researcher
Education
Al-Azhar University
Faith & Community
Islam
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Nihayat al-arab fi funun al-adab
Legacy Highlights
Church
Islam
Notable Work
Nihayat al-arab fi funun al-adab
Education & Institutions
Al-Azhar University
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Notable Work
Nihayat al-arab fi funun al-adab
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q288067 · wikidata
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