Ayşe Saffet Rıza Alpar
Turkish chemist and academic
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Chemistry
Ayşe Saffet Rıza Alpar's Degrees
- PhD Chemistry University of California, Berkeley
- Masters Chemistry Middle East Technical University
- Bachelors Chemistry Middle East Technical University
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Ayşe Saffet Rıza Alpar was the first female university rector in Turkey. She is also the second female chemist of the country after Remziye Hisar. 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 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.
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