Isma'il Mahzur

Isma'il al-Muzhir (1891-1962) was an Egyptian liberal and progressive thinker. Born in Cairo to a family of diverse origins, he is considered one of the pioneers of the modern scientific renaissance in Egypt and the Arab world, as well as a leader in thought, science, and translation. He studied biology before shifting to literature. Al-Muzhir translated Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species," publishing it in 1918 and it was reprinted in 1928.

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