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Muazzez İlmiye Çığ

Turkish Sumerologist (1914-2024) · Turkey · On the map · Academics · Died at 110

Muazzez İlmiye Çığ was a Turkish archeologist, librarian, writer, and supercentenarian who specialised in the study of Hittites and Sumerian civilization.

Muazzez İlmiye Çığ is read about 136 times a day, in 28 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 18 September 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

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Honorary Doctor of Istanbul University2000
Turan Dursun Research and Study Award

About this person

Country
Turkey
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1914 to 2024 · aged 110