Age | 80 (age at death) |
Birthday | 1870 |
Birthplace | Nazareth |
Died | 1951 |
Place of Death | Cairo |
Salim Qabain (1870 - 1951) was a Palestinian teacher, journalist, writer, historian, and translator. He is considered one of the most important Palestinian and Arab literary figures, especially in translation, and one of the first Arab translators who introduced the Arab reader to Russian literature, as he was nicknamed "The Dean of Translators from Russian."