Moussa
2011-10-02 03:48:28 UTC
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Top Lebanese historian Kamal Salibi dies
September 02, 2011 02:08 AM
The Daily Star
BEIRUT: Kamal Salibi, the most respected Lebanese historian of his
generation, died in Beirut Thursday morning at the age of 82.
Born in Beirut on May 2, 1929, and raised in Bhamdoun, Salibi was educated
at International College and the American University of Beirut. He earned
his doctorate at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of
London. His thesis, entitled “Maronite historians and Lebanon’s medieval
history,” was supervised by noted Orientalist Bernard Lewis.
Upon his return to Beirut, Salibi taught history until the mid-1990s. In
1999, the Department of History and Archaeology appointed him emeritus
professor. In 1994, he co-founded the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith
Studies in Amman, Jordan, where he served as director from 1997 until 2004.
Since then, Salibi has continued his research from his apartment in Hamra.
“The Modern History of Lebanon” (1965) and later works cemented Salibi’s
status as an authority on modern Lebanese history.
Top Lebanese historian Kamal Salibi dies
September 02, 2011 02:08 AM
The Daily Star
BEIRUT: Kamal Salibi, the most respected Lebanese historian of his
generation, died in Beirut Thursday morning at the age of 82.
Born in Beirut on May 2, 1929, and raised in Bhamdoun, Salibi was educated
at International College and the American University of Beirut. He earned
his doctorate at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of
London. His thesis, entitled “Maronite historians and Lebanon’s medieval
history,” was supervised by noted Orientalist Bernard Lewis.
Upon his return to Beirut, Salibi taught history until the mid-1990s. In
1999, the Department of History and Archaeology appointed him emeritus
professor. In 1994, he co-founded the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith
Studies in Amman, Jordan, where he served as director from 1997 until 2004.
Since then, Salibi has continued his research from his apartment in Hamra.
“The Modern History of Lebanon” (1965) and later works cemented Salibi’s
status as an authority on modern Lebanese history.