Abstract

This article traces the career of the Greek Orthodox Ottoman engineer George Franghia, who served for a decade and a half at the end of the nineteenth century as the engineer of the District of Jerusalem. Franghia, a brilliant and prolific engineer whose name has almost entirely disappeared from the annals of Late Ottoman Jerusalem, was responsible for numerous infrastructure projects, construction plans, and an ambitious vision for modernization which would have completely changed the nature of the city and District of Jerusalem had they been fully implemented. It presents his achievements, and the vicissitudes of his lengthy career, which eventually led him to serve the central Ottoman authorities in Istanbul including the Sultan himself, despite being involved in numerous other initiatives in Jerusalem, both private and public.

摘要

本文追溯了希腊东正教奥斯曼工程师乔治·弗兰吉亚 (George Franghia) 的职业生涯，他在 19 世纪末担任耶路撒冷区工程师长达十五年。弗兰吉亚是一位才华横溢、多产的工程师，他的名字几乎完全从奥斯曼帝国晚期耶路撒冷的编年史中消失，她负责众多基础设施项目、建设计划和雄心勃勃的现代化愿景，这将彻底改变耶路撒冷城市和地区的性质。耶路撒冷，如果它们得到充分实施的话。它展示了他的成就以及他漫长职业生涯的沧桑，尽管他参与了耶路撒冷的许多其他私人和公共举措，但最终导致他为伊斯坦布尔的奥斯曼中央当局（包括苏丹本人）服务。