Charles Corm | |
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| Born | March 4, 1894 Beirut, Beirut Sanjak |
| Died | September 19, 1963 (aged 69) Beirut, Lebanon |
| Occupation | Writer, industrialist and philanthropist |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
| Notable works | The Sacred Mountain 6000 Years of Peaceful Contributions to Mankind |
| Notable awards | Edgar Allan Poe International Prize of Poetry 1934 |
| Spouse | Samia Baroody |
| Children | David, Hiram, Virginie, and Madeleine |
Charles Corm (1894–1963) was a Lebanese writer, industrialist, and philanthropist.[1][2] He is considered to be the leader of the Phoenicianism movement in Lebanon which ignited a surge of nationalism that led to Lebanon's independence.[3][4] In a country torn by sectarian conflicts, Corm's intention was to find a common root shared by all Lebanese beyond their religious beliefs.[2] At the age of 40, he quit a successful business empire to dedicate his time to poetry and writing.
Over the course of his life, Corm received more than a hundred international literary and non-literary honors and awards, including the Edgar Allan Poe International Poetry Prize 1934, Citizen of Honor of New York City (USA),[5][6] Grand Commander of the American International Academy (USA), Commander of the Order of Human Merit (Switzerland), Grand Officer of the Italian Academic Order (Italy), Grand Officer of the National Order of the Cedar (Lebanon), Grand Officer of the French Poets' Society (France), Fellow of the Royal Society (England) and the Medal of Honor of the Académie Française 1950 (France).[7]
- ^ Carla Henoud (24 September 2009) "Charles Corm, le visionaire", L'Orient-Le Jour. [1]
- ^ a b Franck Salameh Charles Corm: An Intellectual Biography
- ^ Kaufman, Asher. 2004. Reviving Phoenicia: The Search for Identity in Lebanon. London: I.B. Tauris.
- ^ The Formation of an Identity in Lebanon
- ^ They Went To The Fair, Saudi Aramco World July/August 1973
- ^ Lebanon Participation - Charles Corm (Commissioner General) speaking, New York Public Library Digital Collection
- ^ http://www.academie-francaise.fr/charles-corm Académie Française