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Said Akl

1911 - 2014

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Said Akl (Arabic: سعيد عقل, romanized: Saʿīd ʿAql; 4 July 1911 – 28 November 2014) was a Lebanese poet, linguist, philosopher, writer, playwright and language reformer. He is considered one of the most important Lebanese poets of the modern era. He is most famous for his advocacy on behalf of codifying the spoken Lebanese Arabic language as competency distinct from Standard Arabic, to be written in a modern modified Roman script consisting of 36 symbols that he deemed an evolution of the Phoenician alphabet. Despite this, he contributed to several literary movements (primarily, symbolism) in Modern Standard Arabic, producing some of the masterpieces of modern Arabic belle lettres. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Said Akl is the 3,835th most popular writer (down from 3,774th in 2019), the 93rd most popular biography from Lebanon (up from 94th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Lebanese Writer.

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Among writers, Said Akl ranks 3,835 out of 7,302. Before him are Luis Vélez de Guevara, Elias Khoury, Justinas Marcinkevičius, Milán Füst, Jiří Wolker, and Juan José Saer. After him are Hilary Mantel, Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani, Abdurauf Fitrat, Katherine Paterson, Huseyn Javid, and Pyotr Tkachev.

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Among people born in 1911, Said Akl ranks 193. Before him are Wolfgang Larrazábal, Michel Pablo, Martim Mércio da Silveira, Allan Pettersson, Viktor Nekrasov, and Ellen Corby. After him are Mahmoud Taleghani, Mario Perazzolo, Paris Pişmiş, Antonio Sastre, Franz Wagner, and Mary Blair. Among people deceased in 2014, Said Akl ranks 233. Before him are Francesco Marchisano, Yuri Lyubimov, Stanisław Mikulski, José Wilker, Saul Zaentz, and Ryhor Baradulin. After him are Mithat Bayrak, José Emilio Pacheco, Anton-Günther, Duke of Oldenburg, Maria Lassnig, Jadwiga Piłsudska, and Mango.

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In Lebanon

Among people born in Lebanon, Said Akl ranks 93 out of 145. Before him are Wadih El Safi (1921), Mikha'il Na'ima (1889), Georgina Rizk (1953), Tigran Mansurian (1939), Charles Malik (1906), and Elias Khoury (1948). After him are Fayza Ahmed (1934), Riad Al Solh (1894), Elie Saab (1964), Philip K. Hitti (1886), Mika (1983), and John Dolmayan (1973).

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Among WRITERS In Lebanon

Among writers born in Lebanon, Said Akl ranks 10. Before him are Etel Adnan (1925), Philo of Byblos (64), Butrus al-Bustani (1819), Mikha'il Na'ima (1889), Charles Malik (1906), and Elias Khoury (1948). After him are Sanchuniathon (-150), Wajdi Mouawad (1968), Hanan al-Shaykh (1945), and Joumana Haddad (1970).

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