Writer (b. 1891, İstanbul – d. 28 April
1962). He learned English, French and German with private lessons. He worked at
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and various banks (1909- 25). He worked as a
teacher of French at high schools and graduate schools in İstanbul (1932- 35).
He translated for newspapers that were published in French.
His essays and
articles were published in the newspapers Yeni
İstanbul and Dünya. He wrote
dictionaries and plays that were not published.
WORKS:
STUDY-RESEARCH:
Üç Asırlık Fransız Edebiyatı (French
Literature Through Three Centuries, 3 volumes, 1932).
DICTIONARY:
Fransızcadan Türk–çeye Yeni Lugat
(New Dictionary of French – Turkish, 1940), Türkçe'den
Fransızca' ya Yeni Lugat (New Dictionary of Turkish – French, 1951).
NOVEL: Hâlet (Situation, on the life of
Azmizâde Haleti, published in the review Yeditepe, not published as a
book, November-December, 1954).
