Ismail Gasprinski

Ismail Gasprinski or Ismail Gaspirali (Turkish: İsmail Gaspıralı) (March 8, 1851 - September 11, 1914) was a Crimean Tatarintellectual, educator, publisher and politician. He was one of the first Muslim intellectuals in the Russian Empire, who realized the need for education and cultural reform and modernization of the Turkic and Islamic communities. His last name comes from the town of Gaspra in Crimea.

Personal facts

Ismail Gasprinski
Birth dateMarch 08, 1851
Nationality
Crimean Tatars
Religion
Islam
Date of deathSeptember 11, 1914

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External resources

  1. http://www.iccrimea.org/gaspirali
  2. http://www.ismailgaspirali.org