Nabia Abbott, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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An Iraqi academic who majored in Islamic history, she completed her primary education in Baghdad, obtained a master's degree in history from Boston University in 1925, obtained American citizenship after her residency in the United States.
Date of Birth: 31-Jan-1897
Place of Birth: Mardin, Turkey
Date of Death: 15-Oct-1981
Profession: university teacher
Nationality: United States, Iraq
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Nabia Abbott
- Nabia Abbott (born 31 January 1897 in Mardin, Ottoman Empire; died 15 October 1981 in Chicago) was an American scholar of Islam, papyrologist and paleographer.
- She was the first woman professor at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.
- She gained worldwide recognition for her researches into the emergence of the Arabic script and the oldest written documents of Islam.
- She was also a pioneer in the study of early Muslim women.
- Especially noteworthy was her biography of Aisha, one of the wives of the prophet Muhammad.
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