Directions: Which Nationality does the Poet Khalil Gibran belong to?

Question

Question

This question was previously asked in

TNPSC Group 4 General English Official Paper 2 (Held On : 2018)

Answer 1

The correct answer is 'Lebanese.'

Key Points

Kahlil Gibran, known in Arabic as Gibran Khalil Gibran, was born on January 6, 1883, in Bsharri, Lebanon, which at the time was part of Syria and part of the Ottoman Empire.
In 1885 Gibran emigrated with his mother and siblings to the United States, where they settled in the large Syrian and Lebanese community in Boston, Massachusetts.
It was there that Gibran learned English and enrolled in art classes. He died of cirrhosis of the liver on April 10, 1931, in New York City.

Hence, the correct answer is option 2.

Additional Information

Lebanon-born writer and artist Kahlil Gibran became known for his mystical Arabic and English works, earning fame following the 1923 publication of The Prophet.