Fahire Battalgil

Fahire Battalgil
Born
Fahire Akif Hanım

1902 (1902)
Istanbul, Turkey
Died20 February 1948(1948-02-20) (aged 45–46)
Istanbul, Turkey
Resting placeKılıçali Yahya Efendi family cemetery in Beşiktaş
Other namesFahire Battalgazi
CitizenshipTurkey
Known forIchthyology

Fahire Battalgil (1902 - 1948) was a Turkish ichthyologist who was one of the first women to be appointed as a professor at a university in Turkey. She is credited as being the first Turkish scientist (male or female) to have made significant impacts in the zoological field of ichthyology and freshwater fish biodiversity. She is credited with naming and describing at least 30 species of freshwater fish endemic to Turkey.

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