in 1902
Precision: year · Rank: normal
- Source: librarycatalog.usj.edu.lb
- Source: Nationalencyklopedin
- Source: librarycatalog.usj.edu.lb
- Source: biografiasyvidas.com
THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Tawfiq al-Hakim
Egyptian writer (1898-1987)
Tawfiq al-Hakim has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists October 9, 1898 in Alexandria, Egypt.
Born
October 9, 1898
An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.
Died: July 26, 1987
- Birthplace
- Alexandria, Egypt
- Professions
- writer, novelist, screenwriter, journalist, playwright
- Citizenship
- Ottoman Empire, Egypt
Incompatible birth dates
Sources disagree: October 9, 1898 (Encyclopædia Britannica Online; AlKindi) or in 1902 (librarycatalog.usj.edu.lb; Nationalencyklopedin; librarycatalog.usj.edu.lb; biografiasyvidas.com).
The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.
All birth date sources
A source is P248 “stated in” or a non-Wikimedia reference URL. Import-only references do not qualify.
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
Where was Tawfiq al-Hakim born?
Tawfiq al-Hakim was born in Alexandria, Egypt.
When did Tawfiq al-Hakim die?
Tawfiq al-Hakim died on July 26, 1987.