Henry Habib Ayrout
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Henry Habib Ayrout, S.J. (1907 – April 10, 1969) was a jesuite priest in Egypt
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His father Habib Ayrout
was a Syrio-Lebanese architect practicing in Cairo
, Egypt. After being educated in Paris as an engineer-architect, he participated in the planning and construction of Heliopolis (Cairo suburb)
. His two brothers Charles Ayrout
and Max Ayrout were also architects practicing in Cairo.
Fr. Ayrout was an educator, and sociologist who established the Catholic Association for Schools of Egypt in 1940. His study of the Egypt's fellahin, The Egyptian Peasant, was first published in French in 1938. Ayrout was rector of the Jesuit College in Faggala
from 1962 until his death.
He is the foundator of the Association of Upper Egypt for Education and Development.
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
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His father Habib Ayrout
Habib Ayrout
Habib Ayrout was a Syrio-Lebanese Egyptian who participated in the planning and construction of Heliopolis . He was educated in Paris as an engineer-architect. His sons were Henry Habib Ayrout, a Melkite Greek Catholic priest, his other two sons Charles and Max Ayrout, were also architects...
was a Syrio-Lebanese architect practicing in Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
, Egypt. After being educated in Paris as an engineer-architect, he participated in the planning and construction of Heliopolis (Cairo suburb)
Heliopolis (Cairo Suburb)
Modern Heliopolis is a district in Cairo, Egypt. The city was established in 1905 by the Heliopolis Oasis Company, headed by the Belgian industrialist Édouard Louis Joseph, Baron Empain, as well as Boghos Nubar, son of the Egyptian Prime Minister Nubar Pasha.-History:The Baron Empain, a well known...
. His two brothers Charles Ayrout
Charles Ayrout
Charles Habib Ayrout was an architect practicing in Cairo and is considered as one of that city's Belle Epoque/Art Déco architects for his landmark buildings and villas.-Family:...
and Max Ayrout were also architects practicing in Cairo.
Fr. Ayrout was an educator, and sociologist who established the Catholic Association for Schools of Egypt in 1940. His study of the Egypt's fellahin, The Egyptian Peasant, was first published in French in 1938. Ayrout was rector of the Jesuit College in Faggala
Faggala
Faggala is a district of Cairo, Egypt near Ramesis Square. It has long been an important center for book publishing, perhaps the largest in the country.It is also an important religious center for the Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt....
from 1962 until his death.
He is the foundator of the Association of Upper Egypt for Education and Development.