Khayr al-Din al-Zirikli

خير الدين الزركلي

The historian and lexicographer Khayr al-Din al-Zirikli of Aleppo (d. 1396 AH/1969), author of the biographical dictionary al-A'lam; volume 2 of the 1927 edition is scanned on the harvest shelf.

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  • al-Zirikli, al-A'lam: Qamus Tarajim, vol. 2 (first edition, al-Matba'a al-Arabiyya, Cairo, 1346/1927)
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