Ayşe Saffet Rıza Alpar

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Ayşe Saffet Rıza Alpar
Born17 April 1903
Died1 February 1981(1981-02-01) (aged 77)
Ankara, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
Alma mater
Known forPresident of Karadeniz Technical University
Scientific career
FieldsChemist
Institutions Istanbul, Trabzon

Ayşe Saffet Rıza Alpar (17 April 1903 - 1 February 1981) was the first female university rector in Turkey. She is also the second female chemist of the country after Remziye Hisar.

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Ayşe Saffet Rıza was born to Hasan Rıza Pasha on 17 April 1903. Her father was a general of the Ottoman Empire, the commander during the Siege of Scutari (1912–13) in the First Balkan War. Following the killing of her father in 1913, she was raised in the German Empire. She came to Turkey for studying in Kandilli High School for Girls. For university, she traveled once more to Germany to study chemistry in University of Hamburg. In 1932, she obtained her PhD. The next year, she began her academic career in Istanbul University. In 1941, she became associate professor, and in 1950 full professor. Later, she moved to Karadeniz Technical University. She served as a dean of the faculty of Basic Sciences. In 1972, she was elected rector of the university. She was the first female rector in Turkey. In 1974, she retired. [1]

After her retirement, she joined the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP). She died on 1 February 1981.

Legacy

Before her death, she donated a senior center in Istanbul to the Ministry of Family and Social Policy. [2]

Books

In addition to her translations, she authored following books: [3]

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References

  1. "Who's who page" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
  2. Senior houses general directory page (in Turkish)
  3. Webhattı page (in Turkish)