Ahmad Fathy Zaghlul (1863–1914) was an Egyptian nationalist lawyer and politician. The brother of

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, Fathy Zahlul studied law in

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and wrote several law texts. He had several administrative and government posts, and at one point was Deputy Minister of Justice. In 1906 he was amongst the Egyptian judges at the summary trial for the Denshawai Incident, which damaged his popular reputation in Egypt. An anti-populist liberal, Fathy Zaghlul also translated several works of European social science into

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, including ''À quoi tient la supériorité des Anglo-Saxons?'' by

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. A translation of

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'' was left unfinished and unpublished at his death.

Works

Translations

* (1892) Arabic translation of ''An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation'' by

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* (1898) Arabic translation of ''L'Islam, impressions et études'' by Henri de la Croix de Castries * (1899) Arabic translation of ''À quoi tient la supériorité des Anglo-Saxons?'' by

* (1909) Arabic translation of '' Psychologie des Foules'' by

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* (1921) Arabic translation of ''Lois psychologiques de l'évolution des peuples'' by Gustave Le Bon

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zaghul, Ahmad Fathy 1863 births 1914 deaths 19th-century Egyptian lawyers Egyptian nationalists French–Arabic translators English–Arabic translators Egyptian revolutionaries 19th-century translators 20th-century Egyptian judges