Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu
Turkish historian of science, Islamicist, and politician (born 1943).
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Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu is a Turkish historian of science, Islamicist, and politician. Born on 26 December 1943 in Cairo, İhsanoğlu is 82.
Positions held include President of the Division of History of Science and Technology (2001–2005), Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2015–2017) and general secretary. Notable works include Kashf al-ẓunūn ʻan asāmī al-Kutub wa-al-Funūn (Muʼassasat al-Furqān lil-Turāth al-Islāmī, 1443h). İhsanoğlu studied at Ain Shams University and Ankara University Faculty of Science. Honours include Alexandre Koyré Medal, Order of the Nile and honorary doctor of the University of Padua, among 13 recorded.
With a Wikipedia article in 31 languages, Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu is No. 58,674 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 26 December 1943, Cairo (age 82)
- Country
- Turkey
- Known as
- Historian, politician, university teacher
- Field
- Science
- Party
- Nationalist Movement Party
- Education
- Ain Shams University, Ankara University Faculty of Science
- Languages
- Turkish, English, Arabic
- Children
- 3
- Wikipedia editions
- 31
Did you know
Was 58 when first president of the Division of History of Science and Technology (2001).
Shares a birthday with Mao Zedong and Charles Babbage.
One of 139 people in the Index born in Cairo, with Yasser Arafat.
Has a Wikipedia article in 31 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Career
Positions held
- 2001–2005President of the Division of History of Science and Technology
- 2015–2017Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
- —General secretary
- —Member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey
Honours and works
Awards
- Alexandre Koyré Medal2007
- Order of the Nile
- Honorary doctor of the University of Padua
- Honorary doctor of Sofia University
- Honorary doctor of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations
- Honorary doctor of the University of Exeter
- Shohrat Order
- Order of Ismoili Somoni
- Honorary Order of the Yellow Star
- National Order of the Lion of Senegal
- Supreme Order of the Renaissance
- Order of Sheikh-ul-Islam
- Ordre des Palmes Academiques du Niger
Notable works
- Kashf al-ẓunūn ʻan asāmī al-Kutub wa-al-Funūn (Muʼassasat al-Furqān lil-Turāth al-Islāmī, 1443h)
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- Wikidata Q331707 (facts, CC0)
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