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.
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Birth date | March 08, 1851 |
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Date of death | September 11, 1914 |