Sehi Bey
Sehi Bey (Ottoman Turkish: Sehî Bey), (1471?–1548) was an Ottoman poet and bibliographer. He was the first to compile a tezkire (bibliographical dictionary of poets and poetry), a genre which would have many followers until the 19th century. Sehi Bey was born in Edirne.
Sehi Bey
- Born
- 1471 · Edirne.
- Died
- 1548
- Nationality
- Ottoman Empire
- Occupation
- poet · writer
- Languages
- Ottoman Turkish · Turkish · Arabic
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Born at Edirne in 1471, died in 1548.
The recorded working language is Ottoman Turkish, Turkish and Arabic.
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- 1.Elias John Wilkinson Gibb. A History of Ottoman Poetry. Luzac & Co. 3. 7. 1904. 2110073.
- 2.İsa Necati, Turkish poet - Encyclopædia Britannica
- 3.Selcuk Aksin Somel. The A to Z of the Ottoman Empire. Scarecrow Press. 261. 2010. 9780810875791.
- 4.Selcuk Aksin Somel. Historical Dictionary of the Ottoman Empire. Scarecrow Press. 7. 261. 2003. 9780810843325.
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