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Kemaleddin Mehmed
Kemaleddin Mehmed (1553 - 22 August 1621) was an Ottoman scholar. Biography He was born in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire, into the Taşköprü family. He was thought by his father, the well-known Ottoman historian Taşköprüzade. He also studied with Sheikh Hafiz Ahmed Bukhari and Mahmud Hudayi. He was professor in several madrasahs. In April 1576 he was appointed professor in Unkapanı. In October 1585 he reached the rank of Haseki Madrasa. He then worked as a judge. Kemaleddin Mehmed was judge in Thessaloniki in May 1591. He was then judge of Üsküdar in Cemâziyelevvel (February 1593). He later became the judge of Aleppo, and Damascus (June 1596). He was again judge in Aleppo, and in Bursa. He was appointed judge in Cairo in the winter of 1598, but before he got there his post was changed back to Bursa. In March 1599 he became judge in Galata. In February–March 1600 he was again appointed judge in Thessaloniki. In May 1603 he became judge in his place of birth, Istanbul. He wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taşköprüzade
Taşköprüzade or Taşköprülüzade Ahmet (); variant Aḥmad ibn Muṣṭafá ibn Khalīl Ṭāshkubrīʹzādah () (3 December 1494 – 16 April 1561) was an Ottoman historian-chronicler living during the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent, who was famous for his great biographic encyclopedia. Life The family was known as 'Taşköprülüler' because Ahmet's grandfather had been a professor at the Muzafferiye Madrasah of Hayreddin Halil in Taşköprü. Taşköprülüzade received his first education from his father and uncle Kemaleddin Kasım, in Ankara and Bursa, and completed his studies in Istanbul. He was appointed to Oruç Pasha Madrasah in Dimetoka in 1525, and then to Hacı Hüseyinzade Madrasah in Istanbul. Later, he worked as a professor in various madrasas in Skopje and Edirne. He was appointed qadi (judge) of Bursa in 1545, and of İstanbul in 1551. A sight problem led to an early retirement from public service in 1554, but he continued working on the publication of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
