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Anis Ebeid
1909-10-12 – 1988-12-10
Life & Legacy
Anis Ebeid (1909–1988) is an Egyptian translator, to born to a Christian family, known for Arabic language subtitling of American movies. He was a pioneer in Arabic subtitling in the Middle East.
He graduated from Engineering college, and then travelled to Paris to study for the master's degree in Engineering. He was the first in the world to insert subtitles on 16-mm film. He kept the record for 40 years as the sole vendor of this service till 1944. The movie Romeo and Juliet was his first Arabic subtitled movie.
Occupation & Career
translator, writer, inventor
Education
Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University
Legacy Highlights
Education & Institutions
Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q11655913 — wikidata View source
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