WRITER

Tawfiq al-Hakim

1898 - 1987

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Tawfiq al-Hakim or Tawfik el-Hakim (Egyptian Arabic: توفيق الحكيم, ALA-LC: Tawfīq el-Ḥakīm; October 9, 1898 – July 26, 1987) was a prominent Egyptian writer and visionary. He is one of the pioneers of the Arabic novel and drama. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tawfiq al-Hakim has received more than 225,816 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Tawfiq al-Hakim is the 1,927th most popular writer (down from 1,925th in 2019), the 308th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 297th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Egyptian Writer.

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  • 230k

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  • 56.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Tawfiq al-Hakim ranks 1,927 out of 7,302. Before him are Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani, Edward Young, Josef Lada, Isaac Alfasi, Philippe Quinault, and Wolfgang Borchert. After him are Al-Busiri, Éric Zemmour, John of Ruusbroec, Pierre Gringore, Giovanni Botero, and Jordan of Saxony.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Tawfiq al-Hakim ranks 87. Before him are Desanka Maksimović, Luigi Fagioli, Helmuth von Pannwitz, Piero Sraffa, Berenice Abbott, and Michel de Ghelderode. After him are Hans Globke, Grace Moore, Randolph Scott, Joseph Kessel, Lionel Robbins, and Achille Van Acker. Among people deceased in 1987, Tawfiq al-Hakim ranks 72. Before him are Gerhard Klopfer, Anny Ondra, He Yingqin, Danny Kaye, Andrei Mironov, and Henri Cochet. After him are Randolph Scott, Geraldine Page, Mervyn LeRoy, Herbert Blumer, Otto Wöhler, and Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Tawfiq al-Hakim ranks 308 out of 642. Before him are Julius Pollux (200), Qasim Amin (1863), Sameera Moussa (1917), Djedefhor (-2600), Shadia (1931), and Al-Musta'li (1076). After him are Pope Anianus of Alexandria (100), Soad Hosny (1943), Pope Avilius of Alexandria (100), Nepherites I (-490), Anastasius Sinaita (630), and Setepenre (-1400).

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Among WRITERS In Egypt

Among writers born in Egypt, Tawfiq al-Hakim ranks 22. Before him are Achilles Tatius (200), Ahmed Shawqi (1868), Ibn al-Farid (1181), Rifa'a al-Tahtawi (1801), Herodas (-300), and Edmond Jabès (1912). After him are Anastasius Sinaita (630), Ibn Taghribirdi (1410), Apollonius Dyscolus (200), Zosimos of Panopolis (250), Albert Cossery (1913), and Sotion (-250).

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