Osman Nuri Eralp
Osman Nuri Eralp (1876—1940, İstanbul) was a Turkish veterinarian and microbiologist.[1]
Osman Nuri Eralp | |
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Born | 1876 |
Died | 1940 |
Nationality | Turkish |
Alma mater | Darülfünun Sorbonne Pasteur Institute |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Veterinary medicine, bacteriology, virology |
Institutions | Istanbul University Ankara University |
Eralp was born in İstanbul, then in the Ottoman Empire, and now in Turkey. He completed his university education at "Mekteb-i Tıbbiye-i Mülkiye" which was the medical school of Darülfünun (House of Multiple Sciences, name of Istanbul University in Ottoman era). He—for to continue studying for a post-graduate qualification—attended Sorbonne and Pasteur Institute. After graduation, he both worked as a veterinarian and continued researches. After 1908 he worked as a full-time academic in Istanbul University and Ankara University. He lectured histology and embryology.[2]
He notably contributed to the field of bacteriology via his research on microorganisms (tuberculosis, anthrax, cholera, syphilis, gonorrhea), and the field of virology by his research on rinderpest.
References
- Melikoğlu, B. (2007). Osman Nuri Eralp'in "Bakteriyoloji dersleri" adlı kitabının veteriner hekimliği tarihi açısından değerlendirilmesi. PhD., The Graduate School of Health Sciences of Ankara University.
- Osmanağaoğlu, Ş.; Melikoğlu, B. (2009). "A historical glance at eradication of glander disease in Turkey". The Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Kafkas. 15 (3): 331–337.