PHILOSOPHER

Jamil Sidqi al-Zahawi

1863 - 1936

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Jamil Sidqi al-Zahawi (Arabic: جميل صدقي الزهاوي, ALA-LC: Jamīl Ṣidqī al-Zahāwī; 17 June 1863 – January 1936) was a prominent Iraqi poet and philosopher. He is regarded as one of the greatest contemporary poets of the Arab world and was known for his defence of women's rights. Born to a Baghdadi family of Kurdish origins, he was educated in various literature and grammar forms translated into Arabic, mastering various languages. He served in various Ottoman administrations and taught philosophy in various regions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jamil Sidqi al-Zahawi is the 1,057th most popular philosopher (up from 1,089th in 2019), the 295th most popular biography from Iraq (up from 308th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Iraqi Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Jamil Sidqi al-Zahawi ranks 1,057 out of 1,267. Before him are Carl Dahlhaus, Johann Eduard Erdmann, Heymann Steinthal, Idomeneus of Lampsacus, J. L. Mackie, and Susan George. After him are Alois Riehl, Harald Høffding, Boris Parygin, Samuel ibn Tibbon, Friedrich Eduard Beneke, and Amina Wadud.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1863, Jamil Sidqi al-Zahawi ranks 122. Before him are Hugo Winckler, Blanche Bingley, Aliagha Shikhlinski, Hermann Obrist, Broncia Koller-Pinell, and Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis. After him are Alexander Serafimovich, János Hadik, Aleko Konstantinov, Aurel Popovici, Sylvain Lévi, and George Henry Peters. Among people deceased in 1936, Jamil Sidqi al-Zahawi ranks 137. Before him are Ramiro de Maeztu, Panagis Tsaldaris, Conchita Supervía, Blas Infante, Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck, and Johan Turi. After him are Bhikaiji Cama, Leonardo Torres y Quevedo, Francisco Ascaso, Ma Zhongying, Vasyl Stefanyk, and John Scott Haldane.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Jamil Sidqi al-Zahawi ranks 295 out of 384. Before him are Abū Hayyān al-Tawhīdī (923), Ishme-Dagan (-2000), Mustafa Al-Kadhimi (1967), Ali Larijani (1957), Abbas Ibn al-Ahnaf (750), and Ignatius Gabriel I Tappouni (1879). After him are Abdallah ibn al-Mu'tazz (861), Raghad Hussein (1968), Abu Ali al-Anbari (1957), Puzur-Ashur III (-1600), Ashur-nirari III (-1300), and Yitzhak Kaduri (1898).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Iraq

Among philosophers born in Iraq, Jamil Sidqi al-Zahawi ranks 10. Before him are Abu Yusuf (731), Hunayn ibn Ishaq (809), Diogenes of Babylon (-240), Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī (1080), Abu Sulayman Sijistani (932), and Ibn Abi'l-Hadid (1190).

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