The well-known Uzbek historian Dr. Baymirza Hayit passed away in Cologne
November 13, 2006 (Press Release) --
Dr. phil Baymirza Hayit, Uzbek and academic of Oriental Studies, died at an age of 88 years in Cologne. The international acknowledged historian was born on December 17th 1917 in Namangan / Uzbekistan. He fought in the Red Army during the Second World War, came into German war captivity in 1941 and then fought as an officer within the armed forces of the Turkestanian Legion. In 1950 he earned a doctorate in Science of History at the University of Münster, Germany, and henceforth dedicated himself the exploration of his home Turkestan (the meanwhile independent republics of Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and the province Sinkiang, which belongs to China).
Baymirza Hayit was an assistant at the University of London as well as assistant lecturer at Harvard University (Cambridge/Mass.), the Hacettepe University in Ankara, the University of Istanbul and the Marmara University in Istanbul. He wrote 15 books, of which numerous were translated into Turkish and some into English. Countless essays and speeches accompanied his professional life. His most important works were “Turkestan im XX. Jahrhundert, Darmstadt, Germany 1956”, “Sowjetrussische Orientpolitik am Beispiel Turkestans, Cologne-Berlin 1962“, “Die Wirtschaftsprobleme Turkestans, Ankara, Turkey 1968“, “Turkestan zwischen Rußland und China, Amsterdam, Netherlands 1971“ and “Basmatschi, Cologne, Germany 1992”.
He was one of the few historians, whose main issue of research was Turkestan as a whole. Because of their high political and historical impacts his works were internationally appreciated. Especially in the Turkish-speaking cultural area Baymirza Hayit enjoyed a high reputation. In 2004 he was awarded with the honorary doctorate for his lifework by the Technical University of Istanbul.
He passed away in Cologne, where he lived and worked since 1950, leaving behind his wife, the medic Dr. Ruth Hayit, as well as three children and seven grandchildren.
Baymirza Hayit was an assistant at the University of London as well as assistant lecturer at Harvard University (Cambridge/Mass.), the Hacettepe University in Ankara, the University of Istanbul and the Marmara University in Istanbul. He wrote 15 books, of which numerous were translated into Turkish and some into English. Countless essays and speeches accompanied his professional life. His most important works were “Turkestan im XX. Jahrhundert, Darmstadt, Germany 1956”, “Sowjetrussische Orientpolitik am Beispiel Turkestans, Cologne-Berlin 1962“, “Die Wirtschaftsprobleme Turkestans, Ankara, Turkey 1968“, “Turkestan zwischen Rußland und China, Amsterdam, Netherlands 1971“ and “Basmatschi, Cologne, Germany 1992”.
He was one of the few historians, whose main issue of research was Turkestan as a whole. Because of their high political and historical impacts his works were internationally appreciated. Especially in the Turkish-speaking cultural area Baymirza Hayit enjoyed a high reputation. In 2004 he was awarded with the honorary doctorate for his lifework by the Technical University of Istanbul.
He passed away in Cologne, where he lived and worked since 1950, leaving behind his wife, the medic Dr. Ruth Hayit, as well as three children and seven grandchildren.
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