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Sophie El Goulli
صوفي القلي
(Known as "Sophie El Goulli")
Art Historian, Novelist, Poet, Pioneer of Tunisian Cinema Documentation
Born
Feb 04, 1931
Sousse, Tunisia
Sousse, Tunisia
Passed Away
Apr 30, 2015
Tunis, Tunisia
Lifespan
84 years old
"Pioneer of Tunisian art history whose scholarship gave memory to color and form."
Archival Overview
Pioneering art historian, novelist, and poet who founded the academic study of Tunisian visual arts history, documented the Tunis School of painting, and directed the Cinémathèque Tunisienne.
Biographical Record
Sophie El Goulli was educated in literature and art history in Paris, becoming one of Tunisia's foremost cultural historians. She taught art history at the University of Tunis and served at the Ministry of Culture, where she helped establish the national cinematheque.
She authored the foundational monographic history Peinture en Tunisie as well as celebrated novels like Hasdrubal and poetry collections, chronicling the country's ancient heritage and modern visual artistic awakening.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual Memorial
Djellaz Cemetery
Tunis, Tunisia
Tunis, Tunisia
GPS: 36.7869, 10.1839
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