Bustānī, Wadīʻ, 1886-1954

Lebanese Poet and novelist. He translated the Rubāʻīyāt of Omar Khayyam from Persian into Arabic

HMML ID
761273050655
PURL
https://w3id.org/haf/person/761273050655
LC name
Bustānī, Wadīʻ
HMML name
Bustānī, Wadīʻ, 1886-1954
HMML native script
البستاني، وديع
Library of Congress
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr92001739
VIAF
https://viaf.org/viaf/293195252

Variants

  • Wadīʻ ibn Fāris ibn ʻĪd al-Bustānī
  • وديع بن فارس بن عيد البستاني

Personal information

Birth date
1886
Death date
1954
Centuries
19th century CE ● 20th century CE
Gender
Males
Place residence
Associated countries
Egypt  ● Lebanon  ● Yemen
Occupations
Fields of activity
Languages
Arabic ● English ● Persian

Affiliations

Graduate of

General notes

Description
وديع بن فارس بن عيد البستاني=Wadīʻ ibn Fāris ibn ʻĪd al-Bustānī; Lebanese writer and poet; translator; born in Lebanon in 1886; famous for helping to revive/preserve the Arabic language; educated in Beirut and Jerusalem; taught, translated for the British consulate in Yemen; in 1923, was elected as secretary for Palestinian Arab delegation to London; died in 1954
Citations
"Wadīʻ al-Bustānī," Hindawi, accessed October 12, 2022, https://perma.cc/3VRR-J39M.
Description
وديع البستاني=Wadīʻ al-Bustānī
Citations
DFM 00820, Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, accessed October 12, 2022, https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/539866.

Preferred citation

"Bustānī, Wadīʻ, 1886-1954." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified October 12, 2022. https://w3id.org/haf/person/761273050655

Change notes

Date added
2022-10-12
Last edited
2022-10-12