Svat Soucek Explained

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]

Further reading

• News: 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 . 3632563 . Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient . Brill . 44 . 1 . 84–86 .
• 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 . 10.1353/jwh.2002.0031. 161339101 .
• Dunch . Ryan . 1 August 2002 . A History of Inner Asia. (Book Review) . Canadian Journal of History . 10.3138/cjh.37.2.400 . .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Curriculum Vitae . Seyir, Hidrografi ve Oşinografi Dairesi Başkanlığı [Navigation, Hydrography and Oceanography Department] . https://web.archive.org/web/20071025084608/http://www.shodb.gov.tr/pirireis/cvler/cv_svat_soucek.htm . 25 October 2007.
2. Web site: The Khalili Portolan Atlas. A Facsimile Edition With text. 2021-04-29. Khalili Collections. en-US.
3. Web site: Soucek, Svatopluk - Author Books . ISBNdb.