Antun Maqdisi, also written as Antoun/Anton Maqdesi/Muqaddasi/Moqaddasi (1914 – January 5, 2005; Yabroud) was a Syrian philosopher, politician and human rights activist.
[1] Born to a Christian family,[2] he began his studies in Damascus and obtained his degree in Philosophy and French literature at the University of Montpellier in France.
When he returned in Syria in 1940, he began his career as a teacher in philosophy, initially in Homs and later in Hama, Damascus and Aleppo.
From 1965 to 2000 he worked on research for the Ministry of Culture and translated and edited a great number of books.
[1] In 2001 he was honored with a Prince Claus Award from the Netherlands for his dedication for democracy, freedom and human rights.