Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar
Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar was a Turkish poet, novelist, literary scholar and essayist, widely regarded as one of the most important representatives of modernism in Turkish literature. In addition to his literary and academic career, Tanpınar was also a member of the Turkish Parliament between 1944 and 1946.
23 June 1901
Born on the same birth day (23 June): Adam Faith • Annette Mbaye d'Erneville • Daniel J. Drucker • Derek Boogaard • Francis Newall, 2nd Baron Newall • Glenn Danzig • Gunnar Uusi • Jean Tigana • Martin Rees • Marvin Grumann • Oda Nobunaga • Peter Corr • Robert Hunter (lyricist)
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