Osman Hamdi Bey
Osman Hamdi Bey | |
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Osman Hamdi in 1909 | |
| Born | Osman Hamdi 30 December 1842 Constantinople (Istanbul), Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 24 February 1910 (aged 67) Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
| Known for | Painter, archaeologist, museographer and writer |
| Notable work | The Tortoise Trainer |
Osman Hamdi Bey (30 December 1842 – 24 February 1910) was an Ottoman Turkish 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. 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.