Kâtip Çelebi

Ottoman bibliographer, historian and geographer
Person human Q390123
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Kâtip Çelebi

Summary

Kâtip Çelebi is a human[1]. He was born in Istanbul[2]. He was born on January 1, 1609[3]. He died in Istanbul[4]. He died on October 6, 1657[5]. He worked as an economist[6], historian[7], geographer[8], writer[9], and biographer[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (124 views/month, #7,249 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Kâtip Çelebi's place of birth was Istanbul[2].
  • Kâtip Çelebi died in Istanbul[4].
  • Kâtip Çelebi was born on January 1, 1609[3].
  • Kâtip Çelebi died on October 6, 1657[5].
  • Kâtip Çelebi held citizenship in Ottoman Empire[12].
  • Kâtip Çelebi is identified as part of the Turks ethnic group[13].
  • Kâtip Çelebi worked as an economist[6].
  • Kâtip Çelebi worked as a historian[7].
  • Kâtip Çelebi worked as a geographer[8].
  • Kâtip Çelebi's professions included writer[9].
  • Kâtip Çelebi worked as a biographer[10].
  • Kâtip Çelebi's field of work was history[14].
  • A notable work attributed to Kâtip Çelebi is Kashf al-ẓunūn ʻan asāmī al-Kutub wa-al-Funūn[15].
  • Kâtip Çelebi's religion is recorded as Islam[16].
  • Kâtip Çelebi is recorded as male[17].
  • Kâtip Çelebi's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Kâtip Çelebi's Commons category is recorded as Katip Çelebi[19].
  • Kâtip Çelebi's given name is recorded as Mustafa[20].
  • Kâtip Çelebi's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Katip Çelebi[21].
  • Kâtip Çelebi's described at URL is recorded as https://islamdusunceatlasi.org/katip-celebi/71[22].
  • Kâtip Çelebi's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23].
  • Kâtip Çelebi's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
  • Kâtip Çelebi's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25].
  • Kâtip Çelebi's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[26].
  • Kâtip Çelebi's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: TR[29]

  • Began / founded: 1609[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1657[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f57f6a81-8e70-4a76-8962-8276127cb8f3[32]

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Origins and Family

Kâtip Çelebi was born in Istanbul[2]. He was born on January 1, 1609[3]. He is identified as part of the Turks ethnic group[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include economist[6], historian[7], geographer[8], writer[9], and biographer[10]. Kâtip Çelebi's field of work was history[14].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Kâtip Çelebi is Kashf al-ẓunūn ʻan asāmī al-Kutub wa-al-Funūn[15]. Things named for him include İzmir Kâtip Çelebi University[33], a public university[34], in Turkey[35], founded in 2010[36], headquartered in Çiğli district[37].

Personal Life

Kâtip Çelebi's religion is recorded as Islam[16].

Death and Burial

Kâtip Çelebi died on October 6, 1657[5]. He died in Istanbul[4].

Why It Matters

Kâtip Çelebi ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (124 views/month, #7,249 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Works attributed to him include Kashf al-ẓunūn ʻan asāmī al-Kutub wa-al-Funūn[40], a written work[41], founded in 1633[42]. Entities named for him include İzmir Kâtip Çelebi University[33], a public university[34], in Turkey[35], founded in 2010[36], headquartered in Çiğli district[37].

FAQs

Where was Kâtip Çelebi born?

Kâtip Çelebi's place of birth was Istanbul[2].

Where did Kâtip Çelebi die?

Kâtip Çelebi died in Istanbul[4].

What did Kâtip Çelebi do for work?

Kâtip Çelebi worked as economist[6], historian[7], geographer[8], writer[9], and biographer[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . islamansiklopedisi.org.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . islamansiklopedisi.org.tr. islamansiklopedisi.org.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . islamansiklopedisi.org.tr. islamansiklopedisi.org.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . islamansiklopedisi.org.tr. islamansiklopedisi.org.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [40] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation economist, historian, geographer +2
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  2. 24d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation
    Writing language Arabic, Ottoman Turkish
    Ethnic group Turks
    Topic's main category Category:Katip Çelebi
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