Butrus al-Bustani
Writer
Butrus al-Bustani was a writer and scholar from present day Lebanon. He was a major figure in the Nahda, which began in Egypt in the late 19th century and spread to the Middle East. Wikipedia
Born: 1819, Beirut, Lebanon
Died: May 1, 1883 (age 64 years), Beirut, Lebanon
Books: Muhit al-Muhit, Da'irat al-Ma'arif, and qṭr al-mḥīṭ (1869)