Tawfiq Canaan
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About
Palestinian scientist, doctor, and ethnographer who studied folklore and researched the validity of superstition. He collected over 1,400 amulets and talismanic objects during his career.
Before Fame
He was a medical officer for the Ottoman Empire during World War I.
Trivia
He published two books on the troubles in Palestine.
Family Life
He was born and raised in Palestine, which was then a part of the Ottoman Empire.
Associated With
He was a contemporary of Khalil al-Sakakini , the anti-semite.
