Prof. Dr. REMZİYE HİSAR
1902
She was born in Skopje. When she was 9, she completed Nazperver Elementary School which would normally last 3 years in 1 year. Then she went to İttihat ve Terakki School and Istanbul All Girls' Teacher Training School. She decided to be a chemist while studying there.
1919
She was one of 3 female students who enrolled in the department of chemistry of the university.
1919
Just when she started university, she left school because of her father's pressure on her to get married and went to Azerbaijan to work as a teacher.
1922
She was appointed as the principal and literature teacher to Adana Teacher Training School.
1923
She made a speech as the principal when Mustafa Kemal Pasha (Atatürk) and his wife Latife visited the school during their visit to Adana.
1923
At the end of 1923 she went to Paris to study chemistry and enrolled in the Department of Chemistry of Sorbonne University. Her professors included many important names such as Georges Urbain, Marie Curie.
1933
She earned her doctorate. And she became the first Turkish woman with a doctorate from Sorbonne University.
1933 - 1936
She worked as an associate professor of chemistry at Istanbul University.
1936 - 1942
She worked as a Chemistry Specialist at Ankara Sanitation Institute.
1942 - 1947
Between 1942-1947 she taught in the Analytical Chemistry and Toxicology Department of Istanbul University and in 1947 she taught in the Department of Machinery in Istanbul Technical University (İTÜ). She wrote 7 textbooks 3 of which were translated from other languages and 1 book of poem titled A Woman's Voice; she published 22 articles and 16 papers.akültesi’nde doçent olarak çalıştı. Üçü çeviri 7 ders kitabı ile Bir Kadın Sesi adlı şiir kitabı yazdı; 22 makalesi, 16 bildirisi yayımlandı.
1955
She was decorated with Officiel d’Academie by the Government of France. She was the first Turkish woman to receive this decoration for achievements in science!
1959 - 1973
She was made full professor in the Faculty of Mines; she retired in 1973.
1991
She was given TÜBİTAK Service Award.
1992
Remziye Hisar died in 1992 being a role model as the first Turkish female chemist to young women to realize their dreams...
