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Al-Nuwayri

Egyptian historian, encyclopedist and calligrapher (1279–1333)
Person human Q288067

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[24]
Date of birth
April 5, 1279, 1278[2][11]
Date of death
June 5, 1333
Place of birth
Qus, Akhmim[1][10]
Place of death
Cairo
Country of citizenship
Medieval Egypt[12]
Occupation
historian, encyclopedist, calligrapher, poet, literary scholar, writer, scientist, researcher[5][6][7][8][9][15]
Field of work
geography, history of Islam, zoology, botany, Arabic literature[16][17][18][19][20]
Educated at
Al-Azhar University[21]
Religion or worldview
Islam[23]
Notable work
Nihayat al-arab fi funun al-adab[22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Egyptian Arabic, Coptic, Arabic
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Described by source
Africa: An Encyclopedic Reference, al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002)
Given name
Ahmad
Honorific prefix
sheikh
Name in native language
أحمد بن عبد الوهَّاب بن أحمد بن عبد الوهَّاب بن عبادة البكري النويري
Native language
Egyptian Arabic, Coptic[13][14]
Nickname
شهاب الدين, أبو العبَّاس
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikiproject:Islamic Courts & Canons
🏷️ Also known as
en Shihāb al-Dīn Aḥmad bin ʿAbd al-Wahhāb al-Nuwayrī en Shihab al-Din al-Nuwayri en Shihāb al-Dīn al-Nuwayrī en Abu-l-Abbas Ahmad al-Nuwayri en Al-Nuwayri en Al-Nuwayrī ar النويري ar شهاب الدين النويري ar أحمد بن عبد الوهاب بن محمد النويري cs Aḥmad ibn ʻAbd al-Wahhāb Nuwayrī cs Aḥmad ibn ʿAbd al Nuwajrī cs Novaïri de Nuwayri de Abu-l-Abbas Ahmad al-Nuwayri de An-Nuwairi es Abu-l-Abbas Ahmad al-Nuwayri fa شهاب‌الدین نویری fr Abu-l-Abbas Ahmad al-Nuwayri fr Al-Nowaïri fr Nuwayri
🔖 Identifiers · 33
ISNI
0000000114112722
VIAF cluster ID
79124695, 2593041
Library of Congress authority ID
n84165118
GND ID
102414874
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
مقام الشيخ النويري بقرية الفقرا.jpg ↗
Alvin ID
alvin-person:69261
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12628769q
Biblissima authority ID
Ingemar Stenmark
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00286412
DDB person (GND) ID
102414874
Described at URL
www.biografiasyvidas.com
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
102414874
Show all 33 identifiers +21
Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
9965
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/al-Nuwayri
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
al-nuwayri
FAST ID
1760720
Freebase ID
/m/03hljbf
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2673065
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library ID
person/564044326481
IdRef ID
087680564
Libris-URI
0xbdfrdj1xn9409
NL CR AUT ID
jo2014812667
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000463680
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007279335105171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068546904
OpenMLOL author ID
426801
SELIBR ID
196096
Shamela author ID
796
TDV Encyclopedia of Islam ID
nuveyri-ahmed-b-abdulvehhab
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV12320432
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/57412
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PCjGqTWMYPM97yypKRdQMGd, E39PBJhX6wpWJdBRpDCKdqm68C
Yale LUX ID
person/2bc0fa61-49f1-4096-9aa5-4805237d78f7

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 6
writer, poet, historian, literary scholar, calligrapher, encyclopedist
Field of work 5
geography, botany, zoology, history of Islam, Arabic literature
Place of birth 2
Akhmim, Qus
Educated at 1
Al-Azhar University
Given name 1
Ahmad
Honorific prefix 1
sheikh
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Arabic
Native language 1
Arabic
Place of death 1
Cairo
Religion or worldview 1
Islam
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Al-Nuwayri was born in Qus[1]. He was born on April 5, 1279[2]. He died in Cairo[3]. He died on June 5, 1333[4]. He worked as a historian[5], encyclopedist[6], calligrapher[7], poet[8], and literary scholar[9].

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Qus[1], a city[25], in Egypt[26] and Akhmim[10], a city[27], in Egypt[28].

Career and Affiliations

Fields of work include geography[16], an academic discipline[29]; history of Islam[17], an aspect of history[30]; zoology[18], a branch of biology[31]; botany[19], an academic discipline[32]; and Arabic literature[20], a sub-set of literature[33].

FAQs

Where was Al-Nuwayri born?

Born in Qus[1].

Where did Al-Nuwayri die?

Al-Nuwayri died in Cairo[3].

What did Al-Nuwayri do for work?

Al-Nuwayri worked as historian[5], encyclopedist[6], calligrapher[7], poet[8], and literary scholar[9].

Where did Al-Nuwayri go to school?

Al-Nuwayri was educated at Al-Azhar University[21].

Related Entities

Akhmim Arabic literature botany geography zoology

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . taree5com.com. Retrieved . taree5com.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [2] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  22. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [4] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . islamstory.com. Retrieved . islamstory.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 29d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 21
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'az', 'ca', 'ckb', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'fa', 'fr', 'hu', 'it',
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  2. 10w ago · Paperoastro · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → historian, encyclopedist, calligrapher +5
    Described by source → Africa: An Encyclopedic Reference, al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002)
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  3. 11w ago · ForzaGreen · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → historian, encyclopedist, calligrapher +5
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Occupation: scientist, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269156|batch #269156]]"
  4. 14w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Egyptian Arabic, Coptic, Arabic
    Country of citizenship → Medieval Egypt
    Biblissima authority ID → Ingemar Stenmark
    Native language → Egyptian Arabic, Coptic
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  5. 17w ago · ~2026-38446-48 · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → Egyptian historian, encyclopedist and calligrapher (1279–1333)
    Native language → Egyptian Arabic, Coptic
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