HAYRULLAH EFENDİ

Historian and writer (b. 1819, İstanbul – d. 1866, Tehran / Iran). He is the son of Abdülhak Molla. He had a Madrasah Muslim School education. He was a famous scholar with titles such as the Mullah of İzmir and Mecca. He also graduated from the School of Medicine and was the chairman of the General Council and the School of Medicine (1859). He was the Ambassador to Tehran when he died. He wrote works on geography, medicine, agriculture as well as history. He is also known as the first playwright.

WORKS:

Devlet-i Aliyye-i Osmaniye Tarihi (History of the Ottoman Empire), Mesail-i Hikmet (Matters of Wisdom, 1849), Rothomago (Rothomago, translation, play, 1849), Beyti Dikhani (House of the Widow, 1849), Veka-yi Mısriyye (The Egyptian Incident, 1860), Hezar Esrar (A Thousand Mysteries, medicine book, 1866), Avrupa Seyahatnamesi (The European Travel Book, not published), Hikâye-i İbrahim Paşa be İbrahim-i Gülşenî (The Story of İbrahim Paşa and İbrahim-i Gülşeni, 4-act tragedy).