Said Akl, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Said Akl

Lebanese poet

Date of Birth: 04-Jul-1911

Place of Birth: Zahlé, Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon

Date of Death: 28-Nov-2014

Profession: poet, politician, professor, historian, theologian, journalist, philosopher

Nationality: Lebanon

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Said Akl (Arabic: ???? ????, sa?id ?aql, also transliterated Saïd Akl, Said Aql and Saeed Akl; 4 July 1911 – 28 November 2014) was a Lebanese poet, philosopher, writer, playwright and language reformer.
He was considered one of the most important modern Lebanese poets.
He is most famous for his advocacy on behalf of codifying the spoken Lebanese language, as a competency distinct from Standard Arabic, to be written in a modern modified Roman script consisting of 36 symbols that he deemed an evolution of the Phoenician Alphabet.
Although he was a gifted Arabist, producing some of the masterpieces of modern Arabic belle lettres in Standard Classical Arabic, his most exquisite works remained in his "native language," in what he referred to as the "Lebanese language." His writings include poetry and prose both in Lebanese dialect and in classical Arabic language.
He has also written theatre pieces and authored lyrics for many popular songs.