Hanna Al-Fakhoury

Who is Hanna Al-Fakhoury?

Hanna-l-Fakhoury is a Lebanese Melkite priest, member of the Missionnaries of St. Paul Society, philosopher and linguist. He was born in Zahlé, Lebanon, where his family moved from the village of Majdaloun near Baalbek بعلبك. In 1927 he joined the "Séminaire Sainte-Anne de Jérusalem" where he completed his basic education in 1936. He was ordained to priesthood in 1943.

He is mostly known for his book 'Tareeḫ Al-Adab Al-Arabi تاريخ الأدب العربي ', History of the Arabic Literature, which was first published in 1951, then revised and re-edited by the author several times. It was so much appreciated that it was translated into several languages including Russian and Persian.

Prof. Fakhoury wrote more than 140 books on Arabic literature, grammar, poetry, lexicography etc. Among them:

تاريخ الأدب العربي, منتخبات الأدب العربي, الأصول الواضحة في الصّرف والنّحو, ألجامع في الأدب العربيّ وتاريخه, المعجم الوافي في علوم النّحو والبيان والقوافي الخ