Osman Hamdi Bey

Osman Hamdi Bey was an Ottoman administrator, intellectual, art expert and also a prominent and pioneering painter. He was also an accomplished archaeologist, and is regarded as the pioneer of the museum curator's profession in Turkey. He was the founder of Istanbul Archaeology Museums and of Istanbul Academy of Fine Arts, known today as the Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts. He is also the first mayor of Kadıköy.

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General Info

Male

Date of Birth

December 30th, 1842

Age

182

Birth Place

Istanbul Province

Date of Death

February 24th, 1910

Died Aged