Louis Cheikhô

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Louis Cheikho
Born	Feb. 5, 1859 Mardin, Iraq
Died	1927 Beirut, Lebanon
Occupation	Priest, Professor, Theologian and Researcher

Louis Cheikhô (also Sheikho, Arabic: لويس شيخو‎, born Rizqallâh Cheikhô, (1859-1927 was an Orientalist and Theologian. He is considered as a major contributor and pioneer of the re-discovering of the Arabic Eastern Christianity heritage.

1 Biography
2 Philosophical and/or political views
3 Notes
4 Works
5 External links

[edit] Biography

Louis Cheikho was born in Mardin, Iraq on August 5, 1859.

[edit] Early life

In 1868, Cheikhô joined his brother at the Maronite Jesuit Seminary in Ghazîr, Lebanon. There, he learned both ancient and modern European and Semitic languages. In 1874, he joined the Jesuit seminary at Lons-le-Saunier, France. In 1878, he returned to Lebanon and taught Arabic Literature at the Jesuit Saint Joseph College in Beirut for 10 years. During this period, Cheikho continued his studies of philosophy at Université Saint-Joseph, Beirut.

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In 1888, Cheikho travelled to Great Britain where he continued theological studies for 4 years then spent one year in Austria and another year in Paris. Those extended European stays allowed him to acquire the academic methodologies that will help him in his later works. Finally in 1894, he settled in Beirut, Lebanon where he continued a brilliant academic career at Université Saint-Joseph. Cheikho published unedited Eastern Christian, especially Arabic, texts and founded, in 1898, the journal Al-Machriq.

[edit] Death and afterwards

Louis Cheikho died in Beirut, Lebanon in 1927. His work was an inspiration for CEDRAC.

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Anciens traités arabes : contenant La politique de Themistius, L'économie domestique de Probus (?), Les récits amusants de Barhebraeus et L'exclusion de la tristesse, attribué à Platon. publiés par Louis Cheikho. Beyrouth : Impr. catholique, 1920-23. 68 p.

Vingt traités théologiques d'auteurs arabes chrétiens, IXe-XIIIe siècle, publiés par le P. Louis Cheikho avec le concours des P.P. Louis Malouf et Constantin Bacha. Edition Deuxième édition augmentée. Beyrouth, Imprimerie Catholique, 1920. 148 p. Main text in Arabic, preface in French.

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CEDRAC article

Persondata
NAME	Louis Cheikho
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Louis Sheikho, Rizqallah Cheikho
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Orientalist and theologian.
DATE OF BIRTH	Aug. 5, 1859
PLACE OF BIRTH	Mardin, Iraq
DATE OF DEATH	1927
PLACE OF DEATH	Beirut, Lebanon