John Freely (1926–2017)
Auteur van De geschiedenis van Istanbul
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John Freely was born in Brooklyn, New York on June 26, 1926. During World War II, he enlisted in the U. S. Navy. He studied physics at Iona College and New York University and did thermonuclear research at the Forrestal Research Center, Princeton University. In 1960, he took a post teaching toon meer theoretical physics at Robert College, Istanbul. He wrote numerous books during his lifetime including Strolling Through Istanbul written with Hilary Sumner-Boyd, Jem Sultan, Storm on Horseback, The Grand Turk, Aladdin's Lamp, Light from the East, and Before Galileo. He died on April 20, 2017 at the age of 90. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
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The Grand Turk: Sultan Mehmet II-Conqueror of Constantinople and Master of an Empire (2009) 93 exemplaren
De verdwenen Messias : het verbijsterende verhaal van Sabbatai Sevi, wiens messianistische beweging voortkwam uit de… (2001) 89 exemplaren
A Travel Guide to Homer: On the Trail of Odysseus Through Turkey and the Mediterranean (2014) 41 exemplaren
Light From the East: How the Science of Medieval Islam Helped to Shape the Western World (2010) 38 exemplaren
Strolling Through Athens: Fourteen Unforgettable Walks through Europe's Oldest City (1980) 35 exemplaren
The Redhouse Guide to the Black Sea Coast of Turkey: By John Freely; Photographs by Anthony E. Baker (1996) 4 exemplaren
A history of Robert College : The American College for girls, and Boğaziçi University (Bosphorus University) (2000) 4 exemplaren
Turkey around the Marmara 2 exemplaren
Ottoman Architecture 1 exemplaar
ΜΙΚΡΑ ΑΣΙΑ - ΤΑΞΙΔΙ ΣΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ ΤΗΣ 1 exemplaar
Turkiye Uygarliklar Rehberi 1: Istanbul 1 exemplaar
The Aegean Coast of Turkey 1 exemplaar
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- Geboortedatum
- 1926-06-26
- Overlijdensdatum
- 2017-04-20
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Woonplaatsen
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Istanbul, Turkey - Opleiding
- New York University
Oxford University
Iona College, New Rochelle, New York, USA - Beroepen
- author
physicist
university teacher - Relaties
- Freely, Maureen (daughter)
- Organisaties
- Boğaziçi University
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