Umar Rida Kahhalah ( (1905 - 1987)) was a historian, scholar, and writer from Damascus, Syria. He published many important works on Arabic history, as well as indices of biographies of Arab scholars and intellectuals. Published works - () 4 volumes, bibliographic-biographical dictionary; "indispensable reference work for Arabic scholars and librarians." Bibliography ;On ʻUmar Riḍā Kaḥḥālah's Muʻjam al-muʼallifīn. External links Umar Kahhala (arabic) 1905 births 1987 deaths Arabists Bibliographers Encyclopedists Writers from Damascus Syrian biographers Syrian lexicographers 20th-century Syrian historians 20th-century Syrian writers 20th-century lexicographers