Osman Hamdi Bey
Ottoman administrator, intellectual and artist (1842–1910) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Osman Hamdi Bey (30 December 1842 – 24 February 1910[1]) was an Ottoman administrator, intellectual, art expert and also a prominent and pioneering painter. He was the Ottoman Empire's first modern archaeologist, and is regarded as the founding father of both archaeology and the museum curator's professions in Turkey.[2] He was the founder of Istanbul Archaeology Museums and of the Istanbul Academy of Fine Arts (Turkish: Sanayi-i Nefise Mektebi) known today as the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. He was also the first mayor of Kadıköy.
In this Ottoman Turkish style name, the given name is Osman Hamdi, the title is Bey, and there is no family name.
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Born | Osman Hamdi (1842-12-30)30 December 1842 Constantinople (Istanbul), Ottoman Empire |
Died | 24 February 1910(1910-02-24) (aged 67) Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
Known for | Painter, archaeologist, museographer and writer |
Notable work | The Tortoise Trainer |
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