OverviewA writer who helped readers find books and understand geography.CategoryScholarPeriodc. 1609 – c. 1657 CE
Life and settingKatip Celebi combined service in Ottoman administration with sustained study. His work reflects the intellectual life of seventeenth-century Istanbul.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
Work and legacyKashf al-Zunun catalogues books and their subjects, while Cihannuma examines geography. His writings connected Islamic scholarly traditions with additional geographical information circulating in his time.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
SourcesOriginal concise biography based on the cited references. Historical reports, later devotional traditions and uncertain dates are distinguished where relevant.TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
