Hasan Tahsini

For the Ottoman military officer, see Hasan Tahsin Pasha. For the Ottoman journalist, see Hasan Tahsin.

Hasan Tahsini
Born7 April 1811
Ninat, Konispol, Ottoman Empire (modern Albania)
Died3 July 1881(1881-07-03) (aged 70)
Istanbul, Ottoman Empire (modern Turkey)
NationalityAlbanian
CitizenshipOttoman
Alma materUniversity of Paris
Scientific career
Fieldsastronomy, psychology
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Hoxhë Hasan Tahsini or simply Hoxha Tahsim (7 April 1811 – 3 July 1881)[1] was an Albanian alim, astronomer, mathematician and philosopher. He was the first rector of Istanbul University[2] and one of the founders of the Central Committee for Defending Albanian Rights. Tahsini is regarded as one of the most prominent scholars of the Ottoman Empire of the 19th century.[3]

  1. ^ "Hasan Tahsini, arduo sostenitore dell'indipendenza e della lingua albanese". Radio Tirana International (in Italian). 3 April 2018. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Gawrych184 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Tziovas, Demetres (2003). Greece and the Balkans: identities, perceptions and cultural encounters since the Enlightenment. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 63. ISBN 0-7546-0998-7.