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Muhammad Shahidullah
মুহম্মদ শহীদুল্লাহ
Shahidullah in a literary conference in Curzon Hall, Dhaka (April 1954)
Personal
Born
(1885-07-10)10 July 1885
24 Pargana, Bengal, British India (now West Bengal, India)
Died
13 July 1969(1969-07-13) (aged 84)
Dacca, East Pakistan, Pakistan (now Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Religion
Islam
Spouse
Marguba Khatun
Children
9, including Muhammad Takiullah and Murtaja Baseer
Denomination
Sunni
Jurisprudence
Hanafi
Creed
Maturidi
Alma mater
Sorbonne University
University of Calcutta
Occupation
Linguist
philologist
writer
educationalist
Muslim leader
Disciple of
Mohammad Abu Bakr Siddique
Awards
Independence Day Award (1980)
Honours
Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (1967)
Muhammad Shahidullah (Bengali: মুহম্মদ শহীদুল্লাহ; 10 July 1885 – 13 July 1969)[1] was a Bengali linguist, philologist, educationist, and writer.[2][3]
In 2004, he was ranked number 16 in BBC's poll of the Greatest Bengali of all time.[4][5][6]
^Badiuzzaman (2012). "Shahidullah, Muhammad". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
^University of Rajshahi
^"Remembering a luminary: Bangla Academy celebrates Shahidullah's birth anniversary". The Daily Star. July 2014.
^"Listeners name 'greatest Bengali'". BBC News. 14 April 2004. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
^"BBC Listeners' Poll – Bangabandhu judged greatest Bangali of all time". The Daily Star (Vol. 4 Num 313 ed.). Retrieved 11 January 2018.
^"Mujib, Tagore, Bose among 'greatest Bengalis of all time'". The Hindu. 17 April 2004. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
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Global Information
Independence Day Award (1980)
Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (1967)