Fatima al-Fihriya (jan 1, 799 – jan 1, 869)
Description:
Fatima al-Fihri was a Muslim woman from Tunisia who founded the first known university more than 1,000 years ago: the University of al-Qarawiyyin in Fez, Morocco. Guinness World Records acknowledges it as the oldest existing and continually operating educational institution in the world.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 799
jan 1, 869
~ 70 years