Aydın Sayılı, Turkish historian and academic (born 1913)

Aydın Sayılı

Turkish historian of science (1913-1993)

Aydın Sayılı was a prominent Turkish historian of science. Sayılı's portrait is depicted on the reverse of the Turkish 5 lira banknote issued in 2009. He was the first PhD recipient in the world in the field of the history of science.