John Freely
American physicist, teacher, and author (1926–2017 ) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Freely (26 June 1926 – 20 April 2017[1]) was an American physicist, teacher, and author of popular travel and history books on Istanbul, Athens, Venice, Turkey, Greece, and the Ottoman Empire.
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John Freely | |
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Born | 26 June 1926 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
Died | 20 April 2017 (aged 90) |
Resting place | Feriköy Protestant Cemetery, Istanbul |
Education | New York University |
Partner | Dolores "Toots" Stanley |
Children | Maureen, Eileen, Brendan |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | Boğaziçi University |
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He was the father of writer and Turko-English literary translator Maureen Freely.[2]