WRITER
Salama Moussa
1887 - 1958

Salama Moussa
Salama Moussa (or Musa; 4 February 1887 – 4 August 1958) (Arabic: سلامه موسى pronounced [sæˈlæːmæ ˈmuːsæ], Coptic: ⲥⲁⲗⲁⲙⲁ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ) was an Egyptian journalist, writer and political theorist. Salama Moussa was an avowed secularist, he introduced the writings of Darwin, Nietzsche, and Freud to Egyptian readers. Salama Moussa campaigned against traditional religions and urged the Egyptian society to embrace European thought, he espoused the theory of evolution by natural selection. He was an Egyptian nationalist. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Salama Moussa is the 2,782nd most popular writer (up from 2,905th in 2019), the 375th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 389th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Egyptian Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Salama Moussa ranks 2,782 out of 7,302. Before him are Olympiodorus of Thebes, Commodian, Kekaumenos, Thomas Otway, Sextus Pompeius Festus, and Leandro Fernández de Moratín. After him are Countess of Ségur, Shakuntala Devi, Lars Norén, Taliesin, Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen, and Vince Gilligan.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsOlympiodorus of Thebes
301 - 401
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 2,776
Commodian
300 - 300
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 2,777
Kekaumenos
1020 - 1080
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 2,778
Thomas Otway
1652 - 1685
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 2,779
Sextus Pompeius Festus
150 - 350
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 2,780
Leandro Fernández de Moratín
1760 - 1828
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 2,781
Salama Moussa
1887 - 1958
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 2,782
Countess of Ségur
1799 - 1874
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 2,783
Shakuntala Devi
1929 - 2013
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 2,784
Lars Norén
1944 - 2021
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 2,785
Taliesin
518 - 599
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 2,786
Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen
1919 - 2004
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 2,787
Vince Gilligan
1967 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 2,788
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1887, Salama Moussa ranks 123. Before him are Kurt Atterberg, Jean Ray, Sydir Kovpak, Arthur Percival, Simon Kimbangu, and Elisa Leonida Zamfirescu. After him are Otto Schniewind, Şükrü Saracoğlu, Walther Wever, Paula von Preradović, Vincent Massey, and Jean Patou. Among people deceased in 1958, Salama Moussa ranks 80. Before him are Yutaka Taniyama, Princess Joséphine Caroline of Belgium, Goro Yamada, Isidora Sekulić, Maurice Germot, and Roger Byrne. After him are László Hudec, Robert Donat, Alexandre Tuffère, Marie Stopes, Varvara Stepanova, and Stuart Lewis-Evans.
Others Born in 1887
Go to all RankingsKurt Atterberg
COMPOSER
1887 - 1974
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 117
Jean Ray
WRITER
1887 - 1964
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 118
Sydir Kovpak
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1967
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 119
Arthur Percival
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1966
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 120
Simon Kimbangu
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1887 - 1951
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 121
Elisa Leonida Zamfirescu
ENGINEER
1887 - 1973
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 122
Salama Moussa
WRITER
1887 - 1958
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 123
Otto Schniewind
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1964
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 124
Şükrü Saracoğlu
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1953
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 125
Walther Wever
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1936
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 126
Paula von Preradović
WRITER
1887 - 1951
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 127
Vincent Massey
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1967
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 128
Jean Patou
FASHION DESIGNER
1887 - 1936
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 129
Others Deceased in 1958
Go to all RankingsYutaka Taniyama
MATHEMATICIAN
1927 - 1958
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 74
Princess Joséphine Caroline of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1958
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 75
Goro Yamada
SOCCER PLAYER
1894 - 1958
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 76
Isidora Sekulić
WRITER
1877 - 1958
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 77
Maurice Germot
TENNIS PLAYER
1882 - 1958
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 78
Roger Byrne
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1958
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 79
Salama Moussa
WRITER
1887 - 1958
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 80
László Hudec
ARCHITECT
1893 - 1958
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 81
Robert Donat
ACTOR
1905 - 1958
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 82
Alexandre Tuffère
ATHLETE
1876 - 1958
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 83
Marie Stopes
BIOLOGIST
1880 - 1958
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 84
Varvara Stepanova
PAINTER
1894 - 1958
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 85
Stuart Lewis-Evans
RACING DRIVER
1930 - 1958
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 86
In Egypt
Among people born in Egypt, Salama Moussa ranks 375 out of 642. Before him are Lysandra (-300), Osorkon III (-900), Al-Mustakfi I (1285), Nikare (-2200), Hazem El Beblawi (1936), and Olympiodorus of Thebes (301). After him are Tiberius Julius Alexander (100), Maximus I of Constantinople (350), Doria Shafik (1908), Essam Sharaf (1952), Julius Pollux (200), and Nebetah (-1350).
Others born in Egypt
Go to all RankingsLysandra
POLITICIAN
300 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 369
Osorkon III
POLITICIAN
900 BC - 758 BC
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 370
Al-Mustakfi I
POLITICIAN
1285 - 1340
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 371
Nikare
POLITICIAN
2200 BC - 2200 BC
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 372
Hazem El Beblawi
POLITICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 373
Olympiodorus of Thebes
WRITER
301 - 401
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 374
Salama Moussa
WRITER
1887 - 1958
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 375
Tiberius Julius Alexander
POLITICIAN
100 - 60
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 376
Maximus I of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
350 - Present
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 377
Doria Shafik
WRITER
1908 - 1975
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 378
Essam Sharaf
ENGINEER
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 379
Julius Pollux
PHILOSOPHER
200 - 238
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 380
Nebetah
POLITICIAN
1350 BC - Present
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 381
Among WRITERS In Egypt
Among writers born in Egypt, Salama Moussa ranks 30. Before him are Ibn Taghribirdi (1410), Edmond Jabès (1912), Zosimos of Panopolis (250), Tawfiq al-Hakim (1898), Apollonius Dyscolus (200), and Olympiodorus of Thebes (301). After him are Doria Shafik (1908), Dionysius Periegetes (100), Malak Hifni Nasif (1886), Farag Foda (1946), Apion (-30), and Mustafa Kamil Pasha (1874).
Ibn Taghribirdi
1410 - 1470
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 24
Edmond Jabès
1912 - 1991
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 25
Zosimos of Panopolis
250 - 251
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 26
Tawfiq al-Hakim
1898 - 1987
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 27
Apollonius Dyscolus
200 - 200
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 28
Olympiodorus of Thebes
301 - 401
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 29
Salama Moussa
1887 - 1958
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 30
Doria Shafik
1908 - 1975
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 31
Dionysius Periegetes
100 - 200
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 32
Malak Hifni Nasif
1886 - 1918
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 33
Farag Foda
1946 - 1992
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 34
Apion
30 BC - 45
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 35
Mustafa Kamil Pasha
1874 - 1908
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 36