Aziz al-Azmeh

Syrian historian and Islamic scholar
Person human Q4166000
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Aziz al-Azmeh

Summary

Aziz al-Azmeh is a human[1]. He was born in Damascus[2]. He was born on July 24, 1947[3]. He worked as a historian[4], Islamicist[5], orientalist[6], and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (107 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Aziz al-Azmeh's place of birth was Damascus[2].
  • Aziz al-Azmeh was born on July 24, 1947[3].
  • Aziz al-Azmeh held citizenship in Syria[9].
  • Aziz al-Azmeh worked as a historian[4].
  • Aziz al-Azmeh worked as an Islamicist[5].
  • Aziz al-Azmeh's professions included orientalist[6].
  • Aziz al-Azmeh worked as a university teacher[7].
  • Among Aziz al-Azmeh's employers was Central European University[10].
  • Among Aziz al-Azmeh's employers was Kuwait University[11].
  • Among Aziz al-Azmeh's employers was University of Sharjah[12].
  • Aziz al-Azmeh's education included a stint at University of Tübingen[13].
  • Aziz al-Azmeh was educated at University of Pennsylvania[14].
  • Aziz al-Azmeh was educated at St Antony's College[15].
  • Aziz al-Azmeh was a member of Syrian Writers Association[16].
  • Aziz al-Azmeh's religion is recorded as Islam[17].
  • Aziz al-Azmeh is recorded as male[18].
  • Aziz al-Azmeh's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Aziz al-Azmeh's given name is recorded as Aziz[20].
  • Aziz al-Azmeh's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Arabic[21].
  • Aziz al-Azmeh's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Aziz al-Azmeh's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikiproject:Islamic Courts & Canons[23].

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Origins and Family

Aziz al-Azmeh was born in Damascus[2]. He was born on July 24, 1947[3].

Education

Educated at University of Tübingen[13], a comprehensive university[24], in Germany[25], founded in 1477[26], headquartered in Tübingen[27]; University of Pennsylvania[14], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1740[30], headquartered in Philadelphia[31]; and St Antony's College[15], a college of the University of Oxford[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1950[34], headquartered in Oxford[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[4], Islamicist[5], orientalist[6], and university teacher[7]. Employers include Central European University[10], a research university[36], in Hungary[37], founded in 1991[38]; Kuwait University[11], a public university[39], in Kuwait[40], founded in 1966[41]; and University of Sharjah[12], a university[42], in United Arab Emirates[43], founded in 1997[44].

Personal Life

Aziz al-Azmeh's religion is recorded as Islam[17].

Why It Matters

Aziz al-Azmeh ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (107 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

Where was Aziz al-Azmeh born?

Aziz al-Azmeh was born in Damascus[2].

What did Aziz al-Azmeh do for work?

Aziz al-Azmeh worked as historian[4], Islamicist[5], orientalist[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Aziz al-Azmeh go to school?

Aziz al-Azmeh was educated at University of Tübingen[13], University of Pennsylvania[14], and St Antony's College[15].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  4. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [3] . AlKindi. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  7. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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