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Our 150th anniversary slogan is We Make History; we honor AUB History Makers through the ages
150 First Professors

Pierre Molliex

Instructor in French in the Preparatory and Collegiate Departments

Year of First Appointment: 1888

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Frederick S. Hyde

Instructor in the English Language and Literature

Year of First Appointment: 1888

#101

Louis S. Baddur

Instructor in the Preparatory Department

Year of First Appointment: 1888

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Francis Sufair

Instructor in Arabic Penmanship

Year of First Appointment: 1887

#103

George L. Robinson

Instructor in the Preparatory Department

Year of First Appointment: 1887

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Said A. Shuqair

Instructor in the Preparatory Department

Year of First Appointment: 1887

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First Professors

Yusuf Aftimus

Instructor in the Preparatory Department

Year of First Appointment: 1887


Yusuf Aftimus was a Lebanese civil engineer and architect, specializing in…

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Yusuf Aftimus

Instructor in the Preparatory Department

Year of First Appointment: 1887


Yusuf Aftimus was a Lebanese civil engineer and architect, specializing in Moorish Revival architecture. He was the leading Lebanese architect and urban planner during of first half of the twentieth century, designing such well known landmarks as the Beirut Municipality Building, the Grand Serail's Hamidiyyeh clock tower, the Hamidiyyeh Fountain and the Barakat Building.

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Achilles S. Markides

Instructor in Preparatory Department

Year of First Appointment: 1886

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First Professors

Frank S. Woodruff

Instructor in English

Year of First Appointment: 1885

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 H. W. Hulbert

Instructor in English

Year of First Appointment: 1885

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