Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu

Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu is a historian of science, academic, and author whose research maps Ottoman and Islamic learning through institutions, bibliographies, books, and scholarly networks. Studies on Ottoman Science and Culture gathers work on how knowledge was produced, transmitted, and organized. The House of Sciences: The First Modern University in the Muslim World examines an institution as both an educational experiment and a marker of cultural change. History of the Ottoman State, Society & Civilisation places scientific and cultural life within a broader account of imperial institutions. The Abbasid House of Wisdom: Between Myth and Reality revisits a famous centre of learning by separating later legend from historical evidence. Studies on Ottoman Science and Culture is the broadest entry; The House of Sciences narrows the view to higher education.