Al-Nuwayri

Historian, encyclopedist and calligrapher (1279–1333)
Person human Q288067
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Al-Nuwayri

Summary

Al-Nuwayri is a human[1]. He was born in Qus[2]. He was born on +1279-04-05T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Cairo[4]. He died on +1333-06-05T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a historian[6], encyclopedist[7], calligrapher[8], poet[9], and literary scholar[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Al-Nuwayri was born in Qus[2].
  • Al-Nuwayri's place of birth was Akhmim[12].
  • Al-Nuwayri passed away in Cairo[4].
  • Al-Nuwayri was born on +1279-04-05T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Al-Nuwayri was born on +1278-00-00T00:00:00Z[13].
  • Al-Nuwayri died on +1333-06-05T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Arabic was Al-Nuwayri's native language[14].
  • Al-Nuwayri worked as a historian[6].
  • Al-Nuwayri's professions included encyclopedist[7].
  • Al-Nuwayri's professions included calligrapher[8].
  • Al-Nuwayri's professions included poet[9].
  • Al-Nuwayri worked as a literary scholar[10].
  • Al-Nuwayri worked as a writer[15].
  • Al-Nuwayri's field of work was geography[16].
  • Al-Nuwayri's field of work was history of Islam[17].
  • Al-Nuwayri's field of work was zoology[18].
  • Al-Nuwayri's field of work was botany[19].
  • Al-Nuwayri's field of work was Arabic literature[20].
  • Al-Nuwayri was educated at Al-Azhar University[21].
  • A notable work attributed to Al-Nuwayri is Nihayat al-arab fi funun al-adab[22].
  • Al-Nuwayri's religion is recorded as Islam[23].
  • Al-Nuwayri is recorded as male[24].
  • Al-Nuwayri's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Al-Nuwayri's ISNI is recorded as 0000000114112722[26].
  • Al-Nuwayri's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 79124695[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Qus[2], a city[28], in Egypt[29] and Akhmim[12], a city[30], in Egypt[31]. Recorded date of birth include +1279-04-05T00:00:00Z[3] and +1278-00-00T00:00:00Z[13]. Arabic was Al-Nuwayri's native language[14].

Education

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

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[6], encyclopedist[7], calligrapher[8], poet[9], literary scholar[10], and writer[15]. Fields of work include geography[16], an academic discipline[32]; history of Islam[17], an aspect of history[33]; zoology[18], a branch of biology[34]; botany[19], an academic discipline[35]; and Arabic literature[20], a sub-set of literature[36].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Al-Nuwayri is Nihayat al-arab fi funun al-adab[22].

Personal Life

Al-Nuwayri's religion is recorded as Islam[23].

Death and Burial

Al-Nuwayri died on +1333-06-05T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Cairo[4].

Why It Matters

Al-Nuwayri ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Where was Al-Nuwayri born?

Born in Qus[2], Al-Nuwayri…

Where did Al-Nuwayri die?

Al-Nuwayri died in Cairo[4].

What did Al-Nuwayri do for work?

Al-Nuwayri worked as historian[6], encyclopedist[7], calligrapher[8], poet[9], and literary scholar[10].

Where did Al-Nuwayri go to school?

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

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . taree5com.com. Retrieved . taree5com.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [24] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [25] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [21] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] . wikidata.org.
  11. [20] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [10] . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [27] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  23. [13] . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  25. [22] . islamstory.com. Retrieved . islamstory.com. Provenance: 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
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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