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Monir Al-Balbaki

Lebanese writer1

Munir Abd Al-Hafiz Al-Baalbaki (Arabic: مُنِيِر عبد الحفيظ البعلبكي: [muˈniːr ʕab.dul.ħaˈfiːzˤ al.baʕ.la.bak.ki],; 1918 – June 18, 1999) was a Lebanese writer, translator, and publisher, and one of the most prominent contributors to the translation movement and lexicographical authorship in the Arab world during the 20th century. Al-Baalbaki founded Dar El Ilm Lilmalayin (House of Knowledge for Millions), which became one of the most important publishing houses in the Arab world.2

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Born Jan 1, 1918, died Jul 18, 1999.1

About

He gained wide recognition for authoring the Al-Mawrid English-Arabic dictionary, which became known as the "Sheikh of Dictionaries," and he himself was dubbed the "Sheikh of Arab Translators." Al-Baalbaki provided numerous important translations of world literature, including the novel Les Misérables. He was elected a member of the Arabic Language Academy in 1993. Al-Baalbaki died in June 1999 at the age of 81, after spending the last two years of his life in a coma.

From Wikipedia’s article on Monir Al-Balbaki, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Companies

Early life and education

  • 1938American University of Beirut Arabic literature, history of Islam3

Career

Occupation: publisher, arabist, lexicographer, translator, linguist.5

Known for: ِAl-Mawrid al-Wasīṭ qāmūs Inklīzī-ʿArabī, Al-Mawrid al-Akbar: a modern English-Arabic dictionary, The Old Man and the Sea, Muʻjam aʻlām al-Marwid, Mawsūʻat al-Mawrid, Al-mūrd al-mīsr: English-Arabic, A Tale of Two Cities, Qāmūs al-Mawrid, Al-mūrd al-ṣġīr, Les Misérables.6

Personal life

  • BornJan 1, 1918, Beirut7
  • DiedJul 18, 1999, Beirut8
  • CitizenshipLebanon9

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