Poet, man of letter and historian
(B. 1832, Diyarbakır- D. 1890, Mardin). He is from a family with many intellectuals and writers. His sons Süleyman Nazif and Faik Ali (Ozansoy) and his grandfather
İbrahim Cehdi Efendi were also men of letters and poets. He received his
education in
He was retired in 1881
and dedicated himself to reading and writing and especially writing his
history. But in 1888, Abdülhamid the Second gave him the Rumelia Governor rank
and he was assigned as Muş Lieutenant Governor again. After this, he was
assigned as Mardin Lieutenant Governor and he passed away in line of duty.
WORKS:
Hıstory:
Mir’at-ül İber (general history, 10 volumes, 9 volumes were printed, the
final volume is a handwritten manuscript and it was presented as a gift by his
sons to the Museum Library).
Lıterary Research: Nizamü’l Edeb, Türkçe Hülasâ-i Mantık, Mir’at-ı Sıhhat,
Nuhbetü’l Emsal, Tabsıratü’l İnsan.
Poetry: Divançe-i
Eş’ar.
REFERENCE:
Mehmed Süreyya / Sicill-i Osmanî (c. 3, s. 49, 1996), İbrahim Alaeddin Gövsa
/ Türk Meşhurları Ansiklopedisi (1945,
s. 105; Eşa., Stş., Dbo.t Meşhur Adamlar Ansiklopedisi, Faik Reşat, Eslâf, c.
2, s 19 vd. Esmâ'ül - Müellifin, c 1 s.39), Şevket Beysanoğlu / “Said Paşa”
(Diyarbakırlı Fikir ve Sanat Adamları (c. 2, 2. bas. 1997, s.6), İhsan Işık /
Türkiye Yazarlar Ansiklopedisi (2001, 2004)
- Resimli ve Metin Örnekli Türkiye Edebiyatçılar ve Kültür Adamları
Ansiklopedisi (2006, gen. 2. bas. 2007) -
Diyarbakır Ansiklopedisi (2013) - Geçmişten Günümüze Diyarbakırlı İlim
Adamları Yazarlar ve Sanatçılar (2014) , İdris Kadıoğlu / Diyarbakırlı Said
Paşa Divanı Divandaki Sade Türkçe Şiirler ve Şairin Hikmetli Beyitlerine Ali
Emiri Efendi’nin Yazdığı Nazireler (Dicle Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler
Enstitüsü Elektronik Dergisi, Yıl: 1, Sayı: 1, Nisan 2009).
