Muḥammad Kurd 'Ali

Japanese: ムハンマド･クルド･アリー（英語表記）Muḥammad Kurd ‘Alī

1876‐1953
Syrian journalist and writer. Born in Damascus, he was self-educated and then privately educated. In 1897 he founded the newspaper Sham (Syria), and in 1900 he traveled to Egypt where he worked as a newspaper and magazine editor. He returned to Syria in 1908 and became editor-in-chief of the newspaper Sharq in 1914. He served as Minister of Education from 1928 to 1931. He contributed to the establishment of the Arab Academy in 1919 and served as its chairman from 1920 until his death in 1953. His many works of history and literature include A Topography of Syria (6 volumes, 1925-29) and Islam and Arab Civilization (2 volumes, 1937).

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1876‐1953
シリアのジャーナリスト，作家。ダマスクスに生まれ，独学ののち個人教育を受ける。1897年に《シャーム(シリア)》紙を発刊するが，1900年エジプトに渡り，新聞，雑誌の編集に携わる。08年シリアに帰国し，14年《シャルク》紙の編集長となる。28‐31年に教育相となる。1919年のアラブ･アカデミーの設立に寄与し，翌20年から53年に死去するまでこの委員長を務めた。歴史，文学の著作として《シリア風土記》6巻(1925‐29)，《イスラムとアラブ文明》2巻(1937)など多数がある。

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