Raşit Tolun (29 February 1920 – 23 April 2000) was a Turkish alpine skier and chemist. He competed in two events at the 1948 Winter Olympics.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Born | 29 February 1920 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 23 April 2000 (aged 80) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Alpine skiing |
Tolun later became a professor and a chemist.[2][3] He worked at several universities in multiple countries and wrote over 90 articles published in academic journals, both Turkish and foreign. He was given the 1981 Sedat Simavi award for leading the development of "production of sodium hydroxide and boric acid by the electrolysis of sodium borate solutions".[4]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Raşit Tolun Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ MADENCİLİĞE YÖN VERENLER / RAŞİT TOLUN [MINING DIRECTORS / RAŞİT TOLUN] (1 ed.). Istanbul: YURT MADENCİLİĞİNİ GELİŞTİRME VAKFI. 1999.
- ^ "Drastic action". Birmingham Evening Mail. 1 October 1981. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Unutmadıklarımız" [What we haven't forgotten] (in Turkish). Istanbul Technical University.
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