Semavi Eyice
Semavi Eyice
Oral History Interview
Location:
Kadıköy/Istanbul
Date:
28 July 2017
Duration:
2 hours 17 minutes
Semavi Eyice graduated from Istanbul University's Department of Art History in 1948 and served as an assistant in the same department. He completed his doctoral degree at the Department of Art History at Istanbul University in 1952. Until his retirement in 1991, he held a faculty position at the Department of Art History at Istanbul University and also taught courses at various universities both in Turkey and abroad. In 1963, he played a key role in establishing the Chair of Byzantine Art, and in 1964, he was appointed as its chairperson. He is the honorary chairman of the National Committee for Byzantine/East Roman Studies. He received the Presidential Culture and Arts Grand Award in 2011. He passed away in 2018.