May Jayyusi

Palestinian writer
Person human Q132888953
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May Jayyusi

Summary

May Jayyusi is a human[1]. She was born in Amman[2]. She was born on +1957-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a writer[4] and translator[5].

Key Facts

  • Born in Amman[2], May Jayyusi…
  • May Jayyusi was born on +1957-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • May Jayyusi's father was Burhan Jayyusi[6].
  • May Jayyusi's mother was Salma Jayyusi[7].
  • May Jayyusi held citizenship in Palestine[8].
  • May Jayyusi held citizenship in Jordan[9].
  • Arabic was May Jayyusi's native language[10].
  • May Jayyusi worked as a writer[4].
  • May Jayyusi worked as a translator[5].
  • May Jayyusi's field of work was literary translation[11].
  • Among May Jayyusi's employers was Birzeit University[12].
  • May Jayyusi's education included a stint at University College London[13].
  • May Jayyusi was educated at Boston University[14].
  • May Jayyusi was a member of Social Science Research Council[15].
  • May Jayyusi's religion is recorded as Islam[16].
  • May Jayyusi is recorded as female[17].
  • May Jayyusi's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • May Jayyusi's movement is recorded as Arabic literature[19].
  • May Jayyusi's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121218058[20].
  • May Jayyusi's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 15007166[21].
  • May Jayyusi's GND ID is recorded as 1067892249[22].
  • May Jayyusi's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n91020524[23].
  • May Jayyusi's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14523052z[24].
  • May Jayyusi's IdRef ID is recorded as 111230632[25].
  • May Jayyusi's IMDb ID is recorded as nm7261383[26].

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Origins and Family

May Jayyusi was born in Amman[2]. She was born on +1957-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. Her father was Burhan Jayyusi[6]. Her mother was Salma Jayyusi[7]. Arabic was her native language[10].

Education

Educated at University College London[13], a university college[27], in United Kingdom[28], founded in 1826[29], headquartered in UCL Main Building[30] and Boston University[14], a research university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1869[33], headquartered in Boston[34]. Academic degrees include bachelor's degree[35] and master's degree[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4] and translator[5]. May Jayyusi's field of work was literary translation[11]. Among her employers was Birzeit University[12].

Personal Life

May Jayyusi's religion is recorded as Islam[16].

FAQs

Where was May Jayyusi born?

Born in Amman[2], May Jayyusi…

Who were May Jayyusi's parents?

May Jayyusi's father was Burhan Jayyusi[6]. May Jayyusi's mother was Salma Jayyusi[7].

What did May Jayyusi do for work?

May Jayyusi worked as writer[4] and translator[5].

Where did May Jayyusi go to school?

May Jayyusi was educated at University College London[13] and Boston University[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [15] . wikidata.org.
  25. [35] . wikidata.org.
  26. [36] . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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