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Taha Hussein

Egyptian writer
Taha Hussein was one of the most influential 20th-century Egyptian writers and intellectuals, and a figurehead for the Arab Renaissance and the modernist movement in the Arab world. His sobriquet was "The Dean of Arabic Literature". He was... Wikipedia
Born: November 15, 1889, Maghagha, Egypt
Died: October 28, 1973 (age 83 years), Cairo, Egypt
Spouse: Suzanne Bresseau (m. 1917–1973)