Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi
Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ahmed 1609 |
| Died | 1640 (aged 30–31) |
| Nationality | Ottoman |
| Occupation | Scientist |
| Known for | first sustained unpowered flight |
| Relatives | Lagâri Hasan Çelebi (brother) |
Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi (Ottoman Turkish: هزارفنّ أحمد چلبی,, lit. 'Polymath Ahmed the wise'; 1609 – 1640) was an Ottoman scientist, inventor, chemist, astronomer, physician, Andalusi musician, and poet from Istanbul, reported in the writings of traveler Evliya Çelebi to have achieved sustained unpowered flight.