İrvin Cemil Schick (born 1955) is a Turkish intellectual and cultural historian of Islam with a focus on the early modern Ottoman Empire.
Biography.
İrvin holds a Ph.D. in applied mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a Ph.D. in history from the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales. His research focuses on cultural and intellectual history, the arts of the book (calligraphy, manuscript illumination, miniature painting, marbling), gender and sexuality, anthrozoology, and the occult sciences, particularly within the framework of Islam and Turkey. İrvin has authored, edited, or co-edited eleven books and written a variety of articles. He has taught at Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Istanbul Şehir University, and has also held guest positions at Boston University, Sabancı University, Boğaziçi University, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Personal life.
İrvin was born in Istanbul, Turkey, on March 28, 1955. He grew up with Turkish poet and activist Roni Margulies and remained lifelong friends until Margulies' death on July 19, 2023. He is married to the sociologist Nilüfer İsvan.
External links.
Irvin Cemil Schick's Academia.edu Profile
Irvin Cemil Schick on AbeBooks
Irvin Cemil Schick on K24