Svat Soucek
Svat Soucek (full name Svatopluk Souček) is a compiler and author of works in relation to Central Asia, and Central Asian studies. He was born in Prague, Czech Republic. He has a PhD in Turkish and Arabic studies from Columbia University. He worked in the Oriental Division of the New York Public Library,[1] and as a professor of history at Princeton University, specialising in historical cartography.[2] His works include Piri Reis and Turkish Mapmaking After Columbus (1996), A History of Inner Asia (2000), The Persian Gulf: Its Past and Present (2008), and The History of the Maritime Wars of the Turks (2012).[3]
References[]
- ^ "Curriculum Vitae". Seyir, Hidrografi ve Oşinografi Dairesi Başkanlığı [Navigation, Hydrography and Oceanography Department]. Archived from the original on 25 October 2007.
- ^ "The Khalili Portolan Atlas. A Facsimile Edition With text". Khalili Collections. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
- ^ "Soucek, Svatopluk - Author Books". ISBNdb.
Further reading[]
- Pannier, Bruce (7 June 2001). "Central Asia: Professor Svat Soucek Answers Questions On 'Inner Asia'". Radio Free Europe.
- Levi, Scott (2001). "Review of A History of Inner Asia". Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient. BRILL. 44 (1): 84–86. JSTOR 3632563.
- Christian, David (2002). "Life along the Silk Road, and: A History of Inner Asia (review)". Journal of World History. University of Hawaii Press. 13 (2): 493–495. doi:10.1353/jwh.2002.0031.
- Dunch, Ryan (1 August 2002). "A History of Inner Asia.(Book Review)". Canadian Journal of History. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016 – via HighBeam Research.
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