Professor
(Almoallem) Geryes Zouein,
1830-1892
He was a MULTILINGUAL
writer, philosopher, translator , lecturer, theologian and
journalist. He learned and wrote in Arabic, syriac, Latin, French,
Italian, Hebrew, and the Hellenism (Greek).
He wrote or translated over 15
theological books.
He headed the Syrian scientific
society and he was the society official speaker.
He headed the correspondence
and translation section at Mount Lebanon administration in BAABDA.
to deal with the consuls of the custodial countries of Mount Lebanon
(Turkey, Russia, Germany, France, Italy, Britain and Austria.) This
position brought to him success in politics, then in journalism. He
become the editor in chief of the newspaper "ALBASHEER). He wrote
also in many well known newspapers, such as the "Lissan ElHal",
"AlMissbah", and "Lubnan". He also become the first editor of the
"Vatican Assembler" magazine.
This a very brief summary of
the great man Geryes Zouein.