Hasan Tahsini

Hoxhë Hasan Tahsini or simply Hoxha Tahsim (7 April 1811 3 July 1881) was an Albanian alim, astronomer, mathematician and philosopher. He was the first rector of Istanbul University and one of the founders of the Central Committee for Defending Albanian Rights. Tahsini is regarded as one of the most prominent scholars of the Ottoman Empire of the 19th century.

Hasan Tahsini
Born7 April 1811
Ninat, Konispol, Ottoman Empire (modern Albania)
Died3 July 1881(1881-07-03) (aged 70)
Istanbul, Ottoman Empire (modern Turkey)
NationalityAlbanian
CitizenshipOttoman
Alma materUniversity of Paris
Scientific career
Fieldsastronomy, psychology
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