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Shibli Nomani

1857 - 1914

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Shibli Nomani (4 June 1857 – 18 November 1914) was an Indian Islamic scholar, poet, philosopher, historian, educational thinker, author, orator, reformer and critic of orientalists during the British Raj. He is regarded as the father of Urdu historiography. He was also proficient in Arabic and Persian languages. Shibli was associated with two influential movements in the region, the Aligarh and the Nadwa movements. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shibli Nomani is the 3,650th most popular writer (down from 3,151st in 2019), the 489th most popular biography from India (down from 400th in 2019) and the 56th most popular Indian Writer.

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Among writers, Shibli Nomani ranks 3,650 out of 7,302. Before him are Michael Denis, Charles Lock Eastlake, Aurora Mardiganian, Claude Bourgelat, Olga Orozco, and Howard Pyle. After him are Václav Hanka, William Robertson Smith, Movses Kaghankatvatsi, Nonius Marcellus, Hryhorii Kvitka-Osnovianenko, and Marie-Joseph Chénier.

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Among people born in 1857, Shibli Nomani ranks 95. Before him are Gustave Lanson, Friedrich von Ingenohl, Henry Dudeney, Princess Elisabeth Anna of Prussia, Gabriela Zapolska, and Otto Stapf. After him are Knut Ångström, Fergus Suter, James Edward Keeler, Ernst Trygger, Theodor Curtius, and Ivo Vojnović. Among people deceased in 1914, Shibli Nomani ranks 84. Before him are Pyotr Nesterov, Angelo Moriondo, Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem, Benedict Menni, John Murray, and Dimitrie Sturdza. After him are John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll, Richard Heuberger, Camillo Boito, Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, Harry Rosenbusch, and Jane Morris.

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In India

Among people born in India, Shibli Nomani ranks 489 out of 1,861. Before him are Sanjay Gandhi (1946), Jai Singh II (1688), N. Chandrababu Naidu (1950), Sonam Kapoor (1985), Jayaprakash Narayan (1902), and Begum Hazrat Mahal (1820). After him are Launceston Elliot (1874), ʽAbd al-Qadir Badayuni (1540), Ela Bhatt (1933), Rakesh Sharma (1949), Ram Prasad Bismil (1897), and Tamannaah (1989).

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Among WRITERS In India

Among writers born in India, Shibli Nomani ranks 56. Before him are M. Karunanidhi (1924), Rahul Sankrityayan (1893), D. R. Bendre (1896), Bhavabhuti (null), Ravindra Prabhat (1969), and Shudraka (500). After him are Ram Prasad Bismil (1897), Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay (1894), Sumitranandan Pant (1900), Cerverí de Girona (1259), Subhadra Kumari Chauhan (1904), and U. R. Ananthamurthy (1932).

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