Leyla Mammadbeyova (scientist)

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Leyla Mammadbeyova
A middle-aged caucasian woman wearing business attire
Native name Leyla Məmmədbəyova
Born Leyla Mammadbeyova
May 12, 1922
Quba, Azerbaijan
Died May 23, 2006 (aged 84)
Baku, Azerbaijan
Parent(s)
  • Huseynagha Mammadbeyov (father)
  • Anna Mgeladze (mother)
Relatives
  • Tofig Mammadbeyov (brother)
  • Kamal Mammadbeyov (brother)

Leyla Huseynagha qizi Mammadbeyova (Azerbaijani: Leyla Məmmədbəyova; May 12, 1922 – May 23, 2006) was an Azerbaijani and Soviet scientist, pathologist, professor and honored scientist of Azerbaijan SSR.[1][2][3] She was the first female professor in Azerbaijan in the field of pathology, the first female forensic medical expert, and the first female chief pathologist of Azerbaijan.[4]

Leyla Mammadbeyova studied under professor Ivan Shirokogorov. For more than 40 years she served as a director of the pathological laboratory at the Research Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine.

Mammadbeyova published more than 200 scientific publications, and was awarded several orders and medals.

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References

  1. ↑ Azerbaijan Gender Information Center. "List of famous women of Azerbaijan" (in Azerbaijani). Azerbaijan Gender Information Center. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
  2. ↑ Скончалась известный ученый-патоморфолог Азербайджана Лейла Мамедбекова (in Russian). Trend News Agency. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
  3. ↑ Azerbaijani Soviet Encyclopedia (1982), vol. 6, p. 494
  4. ↑ Широкогоров И. И. - первый декан медицинского факультета АМИ, профессор (in Russian). http://ourbaku.com. Retrieved 2014-01-03.