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Halet Çambel
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1915-08-27 ) 27 August 1915, Berlin , German Empire
- Died
- 12 January 2014 (2014-01-12) (aged 98), Istanbul , Turkey
- Resting place
- Akyaka, Muğla , Turkey
- Education
- Archaeology
- Alma mater
- American College for Girls Sorbonne University University of Istanbul
- Occupation
- Archaeologist
- Spouse
- Nail Çakırhan
- Awards
- Prince Claus Award
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Ottoman Empire
- Place of birth
- Berlin
- Place of death
- Istanbul
- Spouse
- Nail Çakırhan
- Occupation
- fencer
- Educated at
- Istanbul University
- Employer
- Istanbul University
- Languages spoken
- Turkish
- Native language
- Turkish
- Participant in
- 1936 Summer Olympics
- Academic degree
- professor
- Field of work
- archaeology
- Sport
- fencing
- Image
- Halet Çambel.jpg
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- date of death
- 2014-01-12
- date of birth
- 1916-08-27
- member of
- German Archaeological Institute
- Commons category
- Halet Çambel
- name in native language
- Halet Çambel
- interested in
- prehistoric archaeology
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Encyclopedic overview
Halet Çambel (27 August 1915 – 12 January 2014) was a Turkish archaeologist and Olympic fencer. She was the first woman with a Muslim background to compete in the Olympic Games.
Biography
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