Hassan Kobeissi

Dr. Hassan Kobeissi (Arabic: حسن قبيسي, April 15, 1941 - July 5, 2006) was a prominent Lebanese writer, thinker and translator. He was born in Zebdine زبدين Lebanon, and is considered an important figure in the Lebanese intellectual circle. He is noted for writing publications such as "Rodinson and the Son of Islam", and for his award-winning translations of many prominent philosophical, sociological and anthropological writings.