Nimet Özgüç
Nimet Özgüç | |
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| Born | Nimet Dinçer 15 March 1916 Adapazarı, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 23 December 2015 (aged 99) Ankara, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Other names | Nimet Dinçer-Özgüç |
| Occupation | archaeologist |
| Years active | 1940–2006 |
Nimet Özgüç (15 March 1916 – 23 December 2015) was a Turkish archaeologist. In her era, she and her husband were the dominant Turkish academics and archaeologists. She was made an honorary member of the Turkish Academy of Sciences in 1996 and was awarded the Grand Prize of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism in 2010 for her contributions to archaeology in the country.