Suleyman
al-Boustani (
Arabic
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: سليمان البـسـتاني /
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: ''Sulaymān al-Bustānī'', tr, Süleyman el-Büstani; 1856–1925) was born in Bkheshtin,
Lebanon
Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...
.
He was a statesman, teacher, poet and historian.
He was a
Maronite Catholic
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and hailed from a prominent family well known for their pioneering contributions to the Arab renaissance of the late 19th century known as
Nahda
The Nahda ( ar, النهضة, translit=an-nahḍa, meaning "the Awakening"), also referred to as the Arab Awakening or Enlightenment, was a cultural movement that flourished in Arabic-speaking regions of the Ottoman Empire, notably in Egypt, Leb ...
.
A nephew of
Butrus al-Bustani
Butrus al-Bustani ( ar, بطرس البستاني, ; 1819–1883) was a writer and scholar from present day Lebanon. He was a major figure in the Nahda, which began in Egypt in the late 19th century and spread to the Middle East.
He is consi ...
, he was famous for translating Homer's ''
Iliad
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'' into Arabic, introducing its poetic style into the Arabic language.
His political front saw him as the minister of finance in the last
Ottoman government before its collapse.
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Arabs from the Ottoman Empire
Lebanese translators
1856 births
1925 deaths
Lebanese expatriates in Egypt
Lebanese Maronites