Author: Evliya Çelebi
Alternate names: Evliya Çelebi; Evliya Celebi; Evli̇ya Çelebi̇; Evliyá Chelebi; Evliyā Çelebī; Evliyâ Çelebi; Evlia Cselebi
Born: 1611?
Died: 1682?
Bio: An Ottoman Turk, he travelled widely in the Middle East, documenting his travels in the volumes of his _Book of Travels_ (_Siyāḥ̣atnāmah Miṣr_)