Leyla Huseynagha qizi Mammadbeyova ( az, Leyla Məmmədbəyova; May 12, 1922 – May 23, 2006) was an Azerbaijani and Soviet scientist,
pathologist
Pathology is the study of the causal, causes and effects of disease or injury. The word ''pathology'' also refers to the study of disease in general, incorporating a wide range of biology research fields and medical practices. However, when us ...
, professor and honored scientist of
Azerbaijan SSR
Azerbaijan ( az, Азәрбајҹан, Azərbaycan, italics=no), officially the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (Azerbaijan SSR; az, Азәрбајҹан Совет Сосиалист Республикасы, Azərbaycan Sovet Sosialist R ...
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[''Azerbaijani Soviet Encyclopedia'' (1982), vol. 6, p. 494] 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.
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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Mammadbeyov Mammadbeyov ( az, Məmmədbəyov; ; Russified: Mamedbekov) is a masculine surname, of Azerbaijani origin. The feminine counterpart name is Mammadbeyova. The name consists of three elements: ''Mammad,'' a reduced form of the male name Mahammad; '' ...
, noble family of Azerbaijan
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1922 births
2006 deaths
People from Quba
Azerbaijani nobility
Azerbaijani women scientists
Azerbaijani pathologists
Azerbaijani people of Georgian descent
Soviet pathologists
Soviet women physicians
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