Mohammad ahmed محمد حسنى البابا | |
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Born | 1894 Cairo, Egypt |
Died | June 6, 1969 | (aged 74–75)
Other names | Mehammad Kamal Hosni Elbaba |
Occupation | Calligrapher |
Years active | 1905–1969 |
Children | 11, including Soad and Nagat |
Mohammad Hosni, also known as Mehammad Kamal Hosni Elbaba (Egyptian Arabic: محمد حسنى البابا), was a Syrian-Egyptian master calligrapher,[1][2] at the Royal Institute of Calligraphy in Cairo. He was one of the last of the classical calligraphers, who is noted for making a number of improvements to the lettering. He excelled in the Thuluth school of calligraphy.[3]