Answer the following question: What key details about ihsan abbas can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: ihsan abbas -lrb- december 2 , 1920 -- january 29 , 2003 -rrb- was a palestinian professor at the american university of beirut in his time , and was considered the premier of arabic and islamic studies in the east and west during the 20th century . during his career , abbas was renowned as one of the foremost scholars of arabic language and literature and was a respected literary critic . upon his death , abbas was eulogized by university college london historian lawrence conrad as the custodian of arabic heritage and culture , and a figure whose scholarship had dominated the middle east 's intellectual and cultural life for decades .
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- death cause is natural causes- era is 20th century- influences is ibn hazm , kahlil gibran- death date is 29 january 2003- region is middle east- awards is king faisal international prize- birth date is 2 december 1920- main interests is arabic literature , islamic jurisprudence- name is ihsan abbas- death place is amman , jordan- birth place is ayn ghazal , mandatory palestine- alma mater is cairo university arab college