Müneccimbaşı Ahmed Dede
Müneccimbaşı Ahmed Dede (1631–1702) was an Ottoman astronomer, astrologer and writer.
Also recorded as Munejjim-bashi Ahmed Dede · Aḥmad Ibn-Luṭfallāh Munaǧǧim Bāšī
Müneccimbaşı Ahmed Dede
From Al-âlât al rasadiya li-zij al-shahinshahiyya, by en: Taqi al-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf , Library of the en:Topkapi Palace Museum, Hazine 452, fol. 14b · Google Arts Culture — illustration-dipicting-taqi-al-din-s-sextant-in-the-istanbul-observatory/BwHb2wfHbqjEjQ · Public domain
- Born
- 1631 · Thessaloniki.
- Died
- 1702 · Mecca.
- Nationality
- Ottoman Empire
- Occupation
- astronomer · astrologer · writer · historian · scholar
- Languages
- Ottoman Turkish · Arabic
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Born at Thessaloniki in 1631, died in Mecca in 1702.
The recorded working language is Ottoman Turkish and Arabic. Positions recorded include müneccimbaşı.
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Thessaloniki.
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Mecca.
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