Abbas Mahmoud al-Aqqad, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Abbas Mahmoud al-Aqqad

Egyptian writer

Date of Birth: 28-Jun-1889

Place of Birth: Aswan, Aswan Governorate, Egypt

Date of Death: 12-Mar-1964

Profession: writer, teacher, poet, historian, journalist, literary critic

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Abbas Mahmoud al-Aqqad (Arabic: ???? ????? ???????, ALA-LC: ‘Abbas Ma?mud al-‘Aqqad; 28 June 1889 – 12 March 1964) was an Egyptian journalist, poet and literary critic, and member of the Academy of the Arabic Language in Cairo.
More precisely, because "his writings cover a broad spectrum, including poetry, criticism, Islamology, history, philosophy, politics, biography, science, and Arabic literature", he is perceived to be a polymath.