Kâtip Çelebi

Kâtip Çelebi (1609–1657) was an Ottoman economist, historian and geographer.

Also recorded as Kâtib Çelebi; Haci Halife; Khaṭīb Shalabī; Ḥajjī Khalīfa; Muṣṭafa Ibn ʿabd Allāh; Kâtip Tchelebi.

Overview

Born at Istanbul in 1609, died at Istanbul in 1657.

In detail

the recorded working language is Arabic, Turkish and Persian.

The field of work recorded is history.

Works named in the authority record are Kashf al-ẓunūn ʻan asāmī al-Kutub wa-al-Funūn.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

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“Kâtip Çelebi”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q390123: Kâtip Çelebi
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