Yaqub Sarruf (Arabic: يعقوب صروف, 1852–1927) was a pioneering Lebanese writer, publisher, and translator. Sarruf was born in Al-Hadath, Lebanon. His father sent him to the American School in Abey, then to the Syrian Protestant College where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in 1870. He later obtained a PhD from Cambridge.[1] After his graduation he assumed the presidency of the American Schools in Sidon and Tripoli. In 1876, he founded the monthly popular science magazine Al-Muqtataf with Faris Nimr in Beirut. He moved to Cairo in late 1884 where he continued publishing the magazine until his death in 1927.[2][3][4] Sarruf and Nimr were nominated for two of SPC's first honorary degrees in 1890, but they declined to attend the ceremony.[1]
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يعقوب صروف | |
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| Born | 1852 |
| Died | 1927 (aged 74–75) |
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| Occupation(s) | Writer, journalist, teacher, poet, and scientist |
| Known for | Al-Muqtataf |
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edit- ^ a b American University of Beirut (2016). "History Makers". American University of Beirut. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ Khayr al-Dīn al-Ziriklī (1980). "الأعلام" [Who’s who]. موسوعة شبكة المعرفة الريفية (in Arabic).
- ^ المُعرِّف مُتعدِد الأوجه لمُصطلح الموضوع (FAST): http://id.worldcat.org/fast/146239 — باسم: Yaʻqūb Ṣarrūf — تاريخ الاطلاع: 9 أكتوبر 2017
- ^ مُعرِّف VcBA لمكتبة الفاتيكان: https://wikidata-externalid-url.toolforge.org/?p=8034&url_prefix=https://opac.vatlib.it/auth/detail/&id=495/128584 — باسم: Yaʻqūb Ṣarrūf