Siouffi, N.

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Name (Latin)
Siouffi, N.
Name (Arabic)
السيوفي، نقولا، 1829 أو 1835-1901
Other forms of name
Siouffi, Nicolas
Siyūfī, Niqūlā
Suyūfī, Niqūlā
سيوفي، نقولا، 1829 أو 1835-1901
نقولا السيوفي، 1829 أو 1835-1901
السيوفي، نقولا يوسف، 1829 أو 1835-1901
Date of birth
1829-04-12
Date of death
1901-01-20
Place of birth
Damascus (Syria)
Place of death
Baʻbdā (Lebanon)
Other associated place
Aleppo (Syria)
Mosul (Iraq)
Baghdad (Iraq)
Occupation
Historians
Consuls
Associated Language
arafre
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 34317097
Wikidata: Q12248866
Library of congress: nr 92005745

Wikipedia description:

Nicolas Siouffi (1829 (Damascus) – 1901 (Baabda)) was a Syrian Christian, and later French citizen and vice-consul at Mosul, remembered for his study of Mandaeism. He is known for works such as Études sur les Soubbas ou les Sabéens. Mandaeans were known locally in Arabic as Ṣubba, which Siouffi identified with the Sabians, a People of the Book in the Quran. Siouffi claimed to have identified 4000 Sabians in the Mandaean population. This was well received by the theosophist G. R. S. Mead, but received highly critical reviews from scholars, accusing Siouffi of ignorance and his teacher of dishonesty.

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