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Hussein Ali Mahfouz
Hussein Ali Mahfouz ( ar, حسين علي محفوظ; 3 May 1926 – 19 January 2009) was an Iraqi scholar in the field of Semitic languages. Early life Mahfouz was born in Al Kadhimiya, Baghdad into a Muslim Shia Islam, Shia religious family. His father died when he was a child. He was raised by his mother and his uncle. In elementary school he began writing and translating texts from English to Arabic. Academic career After graduating from high school Mahfouz was accepted at Dar Al-Maualemen (the House of Teachers) college in Baghdad; he graduated in 1948. Then he received his Ph.D. in Comparative literature from the University of Tehran in 1952. After returning to Iraq in 1956 he was appointed as a professor in Dar Al-Maualemen Al-'Aali (the House of Teachers for higher studies) and an inspector of Arabic language in the ministry of knowledge. In 1961 Mahfouz moved to the USSR to teach Arabic literature, Arabic language and literature at Leningrad State University. In 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scholar
A scholar is a person who pursues academic and intellectual activities, particularly academics who apply their intellectualism into expertise in an area of study. A scholar can also be an academic, who works as a professor, teacher, or researcher at a university. An academic usually holds an advanced degree or a terminal degree, such as a master's degree or a doctorate ( PhD). Independent scholars, such as philosophers and public intellectuals, work outside of the academy, yet publish in academic journals and participate in scholarly public discussion. Definitions In contemporary English usage, the term ''scholar'' sometimes is equivalent to the term ''academic'', and describes a university-educated individual who has achieved intellectual mastery of an academic discipline, as instructor and as researcher. Moreover, before the establishment of universities, the term ''scholar'' identified and described an intellectual person whose primary occupation was professional research. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
