Albert Howe Lybyer (1876 in Putnamville, Indiana – 1949) was a scholar of the

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and the

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. Lybyer taught medieval and modern European history at

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from 1909 to 1913, and also held teaching positions at

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(1900–1906),

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(1907–1909) and the

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(1913–1944). He served as a technical advisor to the King–Crane Commission in 1919. The book ''The Government of the Ottoman Empire in the Time of Suleiman the Magnificent'' was his most influential work. He gave manuscript feedback to Barnette Miller for her 1931 book ''Beyond the Sublime Porte'' on the Turkish seraglio. He graduated from

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and

References

Oberlin College Archives , Holdings , Finding Guides , RG 30/314 - Albert Lybyer (1879-1949) , Biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lybyer, Albert Howe 1876 births 1949 deaths American medievalists Scholars of Ottoman history People from Putnam County, Indiana Oberlin College faculty Harvard University faculty University of Illinois faculty Princeton University alumni Harvard University alumni American expatriates in the Ottoman Empire