Rifa'an at-Tahtawi

Summary

Rifa'an at-Tahtawi is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Tahta^[2]. He was born on +1801-10-15T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Cairo^[4]. He died on +1873-05-27T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a translator^[6], journalist^[7], archaeologist^[8], historian^[9], and philosopher^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month, #7,244 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Born in Tahta^[2], Rifa'an at-Tahtawi…
• Rifa'an at-Tahtawi died in Cairo^[4].
• Rifa'an at-Tahtawi was born on +1801-10-15T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Rifa'an at-Tahtawi died on +1873-05-27T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Rifa'an at-Tahtawi held citizenship in Ottoman Empire^[12].
• Rifa'an at-Tahtawi worked as a translator^[6].
• Rifa'an at-Tahtawi worked as a journalist^[7].
• Rifa'an at-Tahtawi worked as an archaeologist^[8].
• Rifa'an at-Tahtawi worked as a historian^[9].
• Rifa'an at-Tahtawi worked as a philosopher^[10].
• Rifa'an at-Tahtawi worked as an economist^[13].
• Rifa'an at-Tahtawi's education included a stint at Al-Azhar University^[14].
• A notable work attributed to Rifa'an at-Tahtawi is Takhlīṣ al-ʾIbrīz fī Talkhīṣ Bārīz^[15].
• A notable work attributed to Rifa'an at-Tahtawi is Qalayid almafakhir fi gharib eawayid al'awayil walawakhar^[16].
• Rifa'an at-Tahtawi's religion is recorded as Islam^[17].
• Rifa'an at-Tahtawi's image is recorded as Tahtawi.jpg^[18].
• Rifa'an at-Tahtawi is recorded as male^[19].
• Rifa'an at-Tahtawi's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Rifa'an at-Tahtawi's ISNI is recorded as 0000000081687289^[21].
• Rifa'an at-Tahtawi's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 96964876^[22].
• Rifa'an at-Tahtawi's GND ID is recorded as 118886738^[23].
• Rifa'an at-Tahtawi's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82231552^[24].
• Rifa'an at-Tahtawi's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 121324046^[25].
• Rifa'an at-Tahtawi's IdRef ID is recorded as 029771730^[26].
• Rifa'an at-Tahtawi's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA05407650^[27].

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Origins and Family

Rifa'an at-Tahtawi was born in Tahta^[2]. He was born on +1801-10-15T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Rifa'an at-Tahtawi was educated at Al-Azhar University^[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include translator^[6], journalist^[7], archaeologist^[8], historian^[9], philosopher^[10], and economist^[13].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Takhlīṣ al-ʾIbrīz fī Talkhīṣ Bārīz^[15], a written work^[28], written by Rifa'an at-Tahtawi^[29] and Qalayid almafakhir fi gharib eawayid al'awayil walawakhar^[16].

Personal Life

Rifa'an at-Tahtawi's religion is recorded as Islam^[17].

Death and Burial

Rifa'an at-Tahtawi died on +1873-05-27T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Cairo^[4].

Why It Matters

Rifa'an at-Tahtawi ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month, #7,244 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

FAQs

Where was Rifa'an at-Tahtawi born?

Rifa'an at-Tahtawi's place of birth was Tahta^[2].

Where did Rifa'an at-Tahtawi die?

Rifa'an at-Tahtawi passed away in Cairo^[4].

What did Rifa'an at-Tahtawi do for work?

Rifa'an at-Tahtawi worked as translator^[6], journalist^[7], archaeologist^[8], historian^[9], and philosopher^[10].

Where did Rifa'an at-Tahtawi go to school?

Rifa'an at-Tahtawi was educated at Al-Azhar University^[14].