Yaqub Sarruf
Ottoman Lebanese writer and publisher
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Yaqub Sarruf (Arabic: يعقوب صروف, 1852–1927) was a pioneering Lebanese writer, publisher, and translator. Sarruf was born in Al-Hadath, Lebanon. His father sent him to the American School in Abey, then to the Syrian Protestant College where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in 1870. He later obtained a PhD from Cambridge.[1] After his graduation he assumed the presidency of the American Schools in Sidon and Tripoli. In 1876, he founded the monthly popular science magazine Al-Muqtataf with Faris Nimr in Beirut. He moved to Cairo in late 1884 where he continued publishing the magazine until his death in 1927.[2][3][4] Sarruf and Nimr were nominated for two of SPC's first honorary degrees in 1890, but they declined to attend the ceremony.[1]
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- Ottoman Empire (1852–1918)
- Greater Lebanon (1920–1927)
- American University of Beirut – Bachelor of Science, 1870)
- New York University – Doctor of Philosophy, 1890
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يعقوب صروف | |
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| Born | 1852 |
| Died | 1927 (aged 74–75) |
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| Occupations | Writer, journalist, teacher, poet, and scientist |
| Known for | Al-Muqtataf |