About İsmail Galib
Lived 1848 – 1895 (aged 46–47). İsmail Galib was a Turkish archaeologist, numismatist, writer and historian.
İsmail Galib (1860-1950) was the son of İbrahim Edhem Pasha and a notable numismatist in the Ottoman Empire, studying coins from the Sultanate of Rum. He is considered the father of modern numismatics in Turkey.
Works
Takvîm-i Meskükât-ı Selçukiye. (Catalogue of Seljuq Coins) Takvîm-i Meskükât-ı Osmaniyye. (Catalogue of Ottoman Coins)
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Who was İsmail Galib?
Ottoman numismatist
When was İsmail Galib born?
İsmail Galib was born in 1848 in Istanbul.
When did İsmail Galib die?
İsmail Galib died on 15 December 1895 in Istanbul.
What was İsmail Galib's occupation?
İsmail Galib was an archaeologist, numismatist, writer and historian.
What nationality was İsmail Galib?
İsmail Galib was Turkish.
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