Osman Hamdi Bey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Osman Hamdi Bey

Ottoman statesman, academic and artist

Date of Birth: 30-Dec-1842

Place of Birth: Istanbul, Turkey

Date of Death: 24-Feb-1910

Profession: politician, painter, art historian, archaeologist, anthropologist

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Osman Hamdi Bey (Constantinople 30 December 1842 – 24 February 1910) was an Ottoman administrator, intellectual, art expert and also a prominent and pioneering painter.
He was also an accomplished archaeologist, and is regarded as the pioneer of the museum curator's profession in Turkey.
He was the founder of Istanbul Archaeology Museums and of Istanbul Academy of Fine Arts (Sanayi-i Nefise Mektebi in Turkish), known today as the Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts.