Umar Rida Kahhalah

Umar Rida Kahhalah (1905 - 1987) was a historian, scholar, and writer from Damascus, Syria. He published many important works on Arabic history, as well as indices of biographies of Arab scholars and intellectuals.

Published Works

  • Mu'jam al-Mu'allifin, 4, Damascus, 1961 [1957] - (معجم المؤلفين) 4 volumes, bibliographic-biographical dictionary; "indispensable reference work for Arabic scholars and librarians."
  • A’lām al-Nisā’, Damascus: Al-Hashimi Press, 1959

Bibliography

  • Farrāj, ʻAṭā Sālim (2008) [1998], Kashshāf Muʻjam al-muʼallifīn li-Kaḥḥālah, Maktabat al-Malik Fahd al-Waṭanīyah;On ʻUmar Riḍā Kaḥḥālah's Muʻjam al-muʼallifīn.
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