Edwin Pears

Edwin Pears
Sir Edwin Pears (1915)
Born(1835-03-18)18 March 1835
York, England
Died27 November 1919(1919-11-27) (aged 84)
Resting placeTa' Braxia Cemetery
35°53′24.7″N 014°29′54.3″E / 35.890194°N 14.498417°E / 35.890194; 14.498417
Alma materUniversity of London
Occupation(s)barrister; historian
Known forTurkey and Its People (1 ed.). London: Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1911.

Sir Edwin Pears (18 March 1835 – 27 November 1919) was a British barrister, author and historian. He lived in Constantinople (now Istanbul) for about forty years and he is known for his 1911 book Turkey and its People.[1][2]

  1. ^ Pears, Edwin (1911). Turkey and Its People (1 ed.). London: Methuen & Co. Ltd. Retrieved 19 March 2016 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ He is also author of the following books: Pears, Edwin (1880). The Fall of Constantinople Being the Story of the Fourth Crusade (1 ed.). New York: Harper & Brothers. Retrieved 31 March 2016 – via Internet Archive.; Pears, Edwin (1903). The Destruction of the Greek Empire and the Story of the Capture of Constantinople (1 ed.). London: Longmans, Green & Co. Retrieved 31 March 2016 – via Internet Archive.; Pears, Edwin Sir (1917). The Life of Abdul Hamid (1 ed.). London: Constable and Company Ltd. Retrieved 17 March 2019 – via Internet Archive.