George Antonius
Lebanese-Egyptian author, historian, and diplomat
Died when: 49 years 340 days (599 months)Star Sign: Libra
George Habib Antonius, CBE (hon.) (Arabic: ???? ???? ????????; October 9, 1891 – May 21, 1942) was a Lebanese author and diplomat who settled in Jerusalem. He was one of the first historians of Arab nationalism.
Born in Deir al Qamar to a Lebanese Eastern Orthodox Christian family, he served as a civil servant in the British Mandate of Palestine.
His 1938 book The Arab Awakening generated an ongoing debate over such issues as the origins of Arab nationalism, the significance of the Arab Revolt of 1916, and the machinations behind the post-World War I political settlement in West Asia and North Africa.
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