Afet İnan
Turkish historian, anthropologist and sociologist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ayşe Afet İnan (30 October 1908 – 8 June 1985) was a Turkish historian and sociologist. She was one of the eight adopted daughters of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. She was known to be involved in the practice of physical anthropology, as she measured over sixty thousand skulls in Anatolia, which was aimed to support the Turkish History Thesis.[1][2]
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Born | Ayşe Afet 30 October 1908 |
Died | 8 June 1985(1985-06-08) (aged 76) |
Nationality | Turkish |
Education | History, sociology |
Alma mater | University of Geneva, Switzerland |
Occupation | Academic |
Organization | University of Ankara |
Known for | Adopted daughter of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk |
Spouse | Rıfat İnan |
Children | 2 |
Parent(s) | İsmail Hakkı Uzmay (father) Şehzane (mother) |
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