About Yusuf ibn Abu Dhaqn
Lived 1570 – 1643 (aged 72–73). Yusuf ibn Abu Dhaqn was a Turkish orientalist, language teacher, christian minister, university teacher, philologist and egyptian Copts.
Yusuf ibn Abu Dhaqn, known to the West as Josephus Abudacnus or Josephus Barbatus, was an Egyptian Copt who traveled in Europe mainly teaching Arabic in the 17th century CE. He was born in Cairo around ?1570s CE and learned Greek and Turkish in Egypt.
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Who was Yusuf ibn Abu Dhaqn?
Egyptian Copt
When was Yusuf ibn Abu Dhaqn born?
Yusuf ibn Abu Dhaqn was born in 1570 in Cairo.
When did Yusuf ibn Abu Dhaqn die?
Yusuf ibn Abu Dhaqn died in 1643.
What was Yusuf ibn Abu Dhaqn's occupation?
Yusuf ibn Abu Dhaqn was an orientalist, language teacher, christian minister, university teacher, philologist and egyptian Copts.
What nationality was Yusuf ibn Abu Dhaqn?
Yusuf ibn Abu Dhaqn was Turkish.
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