Lebanese University
Professors
Back

Prof. Fouad Boustani

Deanship
  • Rank
    Professor
  • Degree
    PhD
  • Specialization
    Law

One of the founders of the Lebanese University

Born in Deir al-Qamar, 1904

Scientific Qualifications

  • Studied at the School of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Apparition and the Institute of the Marist Brothers - Deir El Qamar, then at the Jesuit School - Beirut;
  • Studied law at the Faculty of Law at the Saint Joseph University in Beirut;
  • Honorary PhD in Literature from the French University of Lyon in 1957;
  • Honorary PhD in Literature from St. Edward University in Austin - Texas, USA, in 1958;
  • Honorary PhD in Law from Georgetown University in Washington, USA, in 1958.

Professional Career

  • Contributed to the establishment of the Lebanese University in 1951 and was appointed President between 1953 and 1970;
  • Founder of the Lebanese University Publications, which subsequently issued a large collection of books;
  • Taught Arabic literature, Islamic civilization and contemporary Lebanese history in the Faculty of Pedagogy and the Faculty of Letters & Human Sciences at the Lebanese University since its establishment;
  • Accomplished three encyclopedias that enriched the Lebanese and Arab libraries with literature and history, namely, "Circle of Knowledge", "Collection of Masterpieces" and "The Series of Lebanon History";
  • Contributed to the establishment of the Lebanese Baccalaureate in 1929;
  • Worked in the field of journalism and founded the Literature Science school newspaper in 1919, and was the editor-in-chief of Al-Mashreq magazine in 1927;
  • Was a member of the Literary Association upon its establishment in 1928 and a member of Al Qalam Association and its first president in 1951, then became a member of the International Academy of Political Science, based in Geneva, and a member of the Association of German Orientalists;
  • Joined the International Association of University Presidents in 1965, and the Deans of the Union of Universities in 1967;
  • Launched the literary conversations at Radio Beirut upon its establishment in 1938.

Passed away in February 1994.