Taha Hussein, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Taha Hussein

Egyptian academic

Date of Birth: 14-Nov-1889

Place of Birth: Minya, Minya Governorate, Egypt

Date of Death: 28-Oct-1973

Profession: writer, historian, translator, university teacher, literary critic, linguist

Nationality: Egypt

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Taha Hussein (Egyptian Arabic: ['t???h? h(e)'se?n], Arabic: ?? ?????; November 15, 1889 – October 28, 1973) was one of the most influential 20th-century Egyptian writers and intellectuals, and a figurehead for the Egyptian Renaissance and the modernist movement in the Middle East and North Africa.
His sobriquet was "The Dean of Arabic Literature" (Arabic: ???? ????? ???????). He was nominated for a Nobel prize in literature fourteen times.