Jurji Zaydan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jurji Zaydan

Lebanese novelist, journalist, editor and teacher

Date of Birth: 14-Dec-1861

Place of Birth: Beirut, Beirut Governorate, Lebanon

Date of Death: 21-Jul-1914

Profession: writer, teacher, poet, journalist, novelist

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Jurji Zaydan (Arabic: ???? ??????, ALA-LC: Jurji Zaydan; December 14, 1861 – July 21, 1914) was a prolific Lebanese novelist, journalist, editor and teacher, most noted for his creation of the magazine Al-Hilal, which he used to serialize his 23 historical novels.
His primary goal, as a writer and intellectual during the Nahda, was to make the common Arabic population know their own history through the entertaining medium of the novel.
He has enjoyed a widespread popularity.
He is also considered to have been one of the first thinkers to help formulate the theory of Arab nationalism.