Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar

Saudi Arabian writer and journalist
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Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar

Summary

Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar is a human[1]. He was born in Mecca[2]. He was born on +1916-10-11T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Jeddah[4]. He died on +1991-02-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a writer[6], journalist[7], essayist[8], translator[9], and poet[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Mecca[2], Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar…
  • Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar died in Jeddah[4].
  • Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar was born on +1916-10-11T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar died on +1991-02-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar held citizenship in Kingdom of Hejaz[12].
  • Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar held citizenship in Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz[13].
  • Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar held citizenship in Saudi Arabia[14].
  • Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar worked as a writer[6].
  • Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar worked as a journalist[7].
  • Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar worked as an essayist[8].
  • Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar's professions included translator[9].
  • Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar's professions included poet[10].
  • A notable work attributed to Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar is Lisan al-ʻArab (Dar iḥīāʾ al-trāṯ al-ʻArabi, 1419h)[15].
  • A notable work attributed to Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar is Tāj al-lughah wa-ṣiḥāḥ al-ʻArabīyah (Dār al-ʻIlm lil-Malāyīn, 1407h)[16].
  • Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar's religion is recorded as Islam[17].
  • Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar's image is recorded as Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar.jpg[18].
  • Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar is recorded as male[19].
  • Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar's signature is recorded as Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar signature.png[21].
  • Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar's ISNI is recorded as 0000000118453655[22].
  • Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 100333833[23].
  • Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar's GND ID is recorded as 152920943[24].
  • Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82164401[25].
  • Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 15088211n[26].
  • Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar's IdRef ID is recorded as 104148012[27].

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Origins and Family

Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar's place of birth was Mecca[2]. He was born on +1916-10-11T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6], journalist[7], essayist[8], translator[9], and poet[10].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Lisan al-ʻArab (Dar iḥīāʾ al-trāṯ al-ʻArabi, 1419h)[15], a version, edition or translation[28], written by Ibn Manzur[29] and Tāj al-lughah wa-ṣiḥāḥ al-ʻArabīyah (Dār al-ʻIlm lil-Malāyīn, 1407h)[16], a version, edition or translation[30], written by Ismail ibn Hammad al-Jawhari[31].

Personal Life

Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar's religion is recorded as Islam[17].

Death and Burial

Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar died on +1991-02-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Jeddah[4].

Why It Matters

Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[11]

FAQs

Where was Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar born?

Born in Mecca[2], Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar…

Where did Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar die?

Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar died in Jeddah[4].

What did Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar do for work?

Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar worked as writer[6], journalist[7], essayist[8], translator[9], and poet[10].

References

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  4. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [15] . wikidata.org.
  25. [16] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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