Salih Sidki Muvekkit Hadžihuseinović

Historian who published one of the most significant works on the history of Bosnia & Herzegovina titled "Tarihi Diyari Bosna" written in Turkish. This very extensive book (in translation over 1,400 pages in larger B5 format) describes the history of Bosnia from the Turkish conquest onwards, until the Austrian occupation in 1878. He was born in Sarajevo after his parents moved from Čajniče. He was educated in Sarajevo and in 1859 he became the official muvekit (Mosque administrator) performed this service for 30 years. Since then, he began to make calendars with the calculation of the time for performing prayers. He was also preoccupied with geography and made beautiful globes that are today preserved in the Gazi Husrev-beg Library in Sarajevo.