Joseph Elian Sarkis
Syrian-Egyptian writer and translator
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Joseph Elian Sarkis (1856–1932) was a Syrian-Egyptian writer and translator.
Born1856
Died1932 (aged 75–76)
OccupationsWriter, editor, translator, bookseller
Joseph Elian Sarkis | |
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| Born | 1856 |
| Died | 1932 (aged 75–76) |
| Occupations | Writer, editor, translator, bookseller |
| Honours | Order of St. Gregory the Great |
Born in Damascus in 1856, Joseph was a writer, translator, and bibliographer, he was also known for his activity as a bookseller-publisher in Cairo, where he settled in 1912.[1][2] He pursued his literary activity alongside a banking profession, as he worked for nearly 35 years as an employee at the Ottoman Imperial Bank in the branches of Beirut, Damascus, Cyprus, Ankara, and Constantinople.
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Arabic Bibliography, Published by J.E. Sarkis
Les naufragés de Spitzberg, by Louis Friedel, translated into Arabic by J.E. Sarkis
Five Weeks in a Balloon novel by Jules Verne translated into Arabic by J.E. Sarkis
