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Key Dates 1883: Gibran Khalil Gibran was born in Bsharri, a village in the north of Lebanon. He originated from a humble family. His father, Khalil, worked as a tax collector. His mother Kamileh Rahmeh had one son from a previous marriage (Boutros; Arabic for Peter). After Gibran, Kamileh gave birth to two daughters: Mariana and Sultana.

1895: Gibran's mother immigrated to Boston with her four children, hoping to flee misery, while her husband stayed in Lebanon drowning in financial problems.

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In the United States, Gibran met the famous photographer Fred Holland Day.

1898: Gibran returned to Lebanon to study Arabic and French at CollegeLa Sagesse in Beirut.

1902: In fifteen months' time, Gibran lost his mother, sister and half-brother.

1904: Gibran met Mary Haskell, an American citizen and a great influence in his life who will encourage and help him throughout his path.

The same year, Gibran published several poems in prose gathered later under the ti Gibran National Committee - Biography RURES