Edward Atiyah
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1903 – 1964
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Who was Edward Atiyah?
Edward Selim Atiyah was an Anglo-Lebanese author and political activist. He is best known for his 1946 autobiography An Arab Tells His Story, and his 1955 book The Arabs.
He came to England to study at Brasenose College, Oxford University, and there met and married a Scottish woman, Jean Levens. They had four children, including the renowned mathematician, Sir Michael Atiyah and Patrick Atiyah, an academic and professor of law.
He served as secretary of the Arab League office in London.
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- Born
- 1903
Lebanon - Children
- Nationality
- Lebanon
- Profession
- Education
- University of Oxford
- Died
- 1964
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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