Youssef Aftimus, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Youssef Aftimus

Civil engineer, architect

Date of Birth: 25-Nov-1866

Place of Birth: Deyr el-Qamar, Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon

Date of Death: 10-Sep-1952

Profession: architect, politician, urban planner, journalist, philanthropist, civil engineer

Nationality: Lebanon

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Youssef Aftimus (25 November 1866 – 10 September 1952); (???? ???????) was a Lebanese civil engineer and architect who specialized in Moorish Revival architecture.
Aftimus was the leading Lebanese architect and urban planner during the first half of the twentieth century, he is the author of many of Beirut's well known landmarks such as the Beirut Municipality Building, the Grand Serail's Hamidiyyeh clock tower, the Hamidiyyeh Fountain and the Barakat Building.
Aftimus was also an academic, journalist, visionary urban planner, patriot, politician and philanthropist.