Antun Maqdisi (1914-2005) was a Syrian philosopher, politician and human rights activist educated in philosophy and French literature at the University of Montpellier, with a law degree from Beirut. He was active in Syrian public life across the twentieth century as both a thinker and a politician.
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Antun Maqdisi, also written as Antoun/Anton Maqdesi/Muqaddasi/Moqaddasi (1914, January 5, 2005; Yabroud) was a Syrian philosopher, politician and human rights activist.
Born to a Christian family, he began his studies in Damascus and obtained his degree in Philosophy and French literature at the University of Montpellier in France.
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