Agop Handanyan

Dr. Agop Handanyan (born 1834, Diyarbakir, Ottoman Empire - died October 30, 1899 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire) was a respected physician, writer, translator, professor, and author of the first forensic science book in Ottoman Turkey.[1] He was of Armenian descent.[2]

Translations

Having known French very well, Agop Handanyan completed the important task of translating works of French medical books into Ottoman Turkish. He first translated books of Joseph Briand and Ernest Chaudé from the French into English in 1875.[3] His then wrote the Tıbb-ı Kanunî in 1877, which was a translation from the French. This was followed by a toxicology study called Kimya-yi Kanunî in 1885. These books are considered the first medical books in Turkish history.[4]

References

  1. ^ Toumarkine, derleyenler, Noémi Levy, Alexandre (2007). Osmanlı'da asayiş, suç ve ceza : 18.-20. yüzyıllar (in Turkish). İstanbul: Türkiye Ekonomik ve Toplumsal Tarih Vakfı. p. 107. ISBN 9789753332156.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Ihsanoglu, Ekmeleddin (1985). Türk kimya eserleri bibliyografyası: (basmalar 1830-1928) ve modern kimya biliminin Türkiye Cumhuriyetinin kuruluşuna kadar olan durumu ve gelişmesi (in Turkish). İslâm Tarih, Sanat, ve Kültür Araştırma Merkezi. p. 19.
  3. ^ "Acta Medicinae Legalis et Socialis". Acta Medicinae Legalis et Socialis (in French). 15–16. 1962.
  4. ^ "Yurdumuzda Adli Tıp Öğretimi" (in Turkish). I.T.U. - Istanbul University Tip Fakueltesi. Archived from the original on 9 May 2007. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
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