Abdul Rahman Hilmi (died 1805) was a Turkish
calligrapher.
Life and career
Abdul Rahman Hilmi was pupil of
Egrikapili Mehmed Rasim Efendi. He was an adroit calligrapher, known for the firmness of his writing. He spent most of life in
Hagia Sophia school in
Istanbul studying calligraphy and training students.[1][2]
Hilmi was remembered as a very moral and praiseworthy person. He died in 1220/1805 and was buried in Scutari, in the vicinity of another great calligrapher,
Sheikh Hamdullah.[3]