Asad bin Jibrāʼīl Rustum Mujāʻiṣ ( ar, أسد بن جبرائيل رستم مجاعص; 4 June 1897 – 23 June 1965) was a Lebanese

historian A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the stu ...

, academic and writer. He published more than 15 books related to the

history of the Middle East The Middle East, interchangeable with the Near East, is home to one of the Cradles of Civilization and has seen many of the world's oldest cultures and civilizations. The region's history started from the earliest human settlements and continues ...

Life

Rustum was born in

Dhour El Choueir Dhour El Choueir ( ar, ضهور الشوير), sometimes Dhour Shweir, is a mountain town in Lebanon ('dhour' meaning 'summit, top f a mountain) located in the Matn District. It lies slightly north of the main Beirut - Damascus highway, overlooki ...

on 4 June 1897. He obtained his bachelor and master from the

American University of Beirut The American University of Beirut (AUB) ( ar, الجامعة الأميركية في بيروت) is a private, non-sectarian, and independent university chartered in New York with its campus in Beirut, Lebanon. AUB is governed by a private, aut ...

in 1919, then PhD in

History of the Middle East The Middle East, interchangeable with the Near East, is home to one of the Cradles of Civilization and has seen many of the world's oldest cultures and civilizations. The region's history started from the earliest human settlements and continues ...

from the

University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, U of C, or UChi) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Its main campus is located in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. The University of Chicago is consistently ranked among the b ...

in 1923, then he went back to

Beirut Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint o ...

where he taught History of the Middle East at the

until his resignation in 1943. He received the

Order of Civil Merit of the Syrian Arab Republic Order of Civil Merit ( ar, وسام الاستحقاق المدني) (french: Ordre du Mérite civil) is a Syrian decoration. It was established on 25 June 1953. The decoration is awarded for service to the state or to the Arab cause. It has five c ...

and the Lebanese order of merit in 1964. Rustum died on 23 June 1965.

References

1897 births People from Dhour El Choueir University of Chicago alumni American University of Beirut alumni 20th-century Lebanese historians Eastern Orthodox Christians from Lebanon American University of Beirut faculty Recipients of the Order of Merit (Lebanon) 1965 deaths {{Lebanon-historian-stub