Hulusi Behçet (Istanbul, 20 February 1889 - 8 March 1948) (pronounced /bɛˈtʃɛt/) was a Turkish dermatologist and scientist. He described a disease of inflamed blood vessels in 1937, which is named after him as the Behçet's disease.
He had a difficult childhood, because he lost his mother very early and was raised by his grandmother. This gloomy state of mind had a detrimental influence on his whole life, leading him to become very introverted. He...
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Hulusi Behçet (Istanbul, 20 February 1889 - 8 March 1948) (pronounced /bɛˈtʃɛt/) was a Turkish dermatologist and scientist. He described a disease of inflamed blood vessels in 1937, which is named after him as the Behçet's disease.
He had a difficult childhood, because he lost his mother very early and was raised by his grandmother. This gloomy state of mind had a detrimental influence on his whole life, leading him to become very introverted. He got his primary education in Damascus (then a part of the Ottoman Empire), due to his father's business affairs there. He learned French, German and Latin. His curiosity led him to become a physician. Behçet received his education at the Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Istanbul, as civilian medical education was not available in the Ottoman Empire at that time. After his graduation in 1910 he specialized in dermatology and venereal diseases for four years.
During World War I (1914-1918), he served at the military hospital in Edirne as a...
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