Ratip Kazancıgil

Ratip Kazancıgil (1920 – 12 August 2017) was a Turkish medical doctor, history researcher and academic. He was born in Malatya in 1920.

In addition to his work in public health in Edirne, he also served as the mayor of Edirne in 1955. Süheyl Ünever became known as "Edirne Lover" after Rifat Osman and Hafız Rakım Ertür.

Life He completed his primary, secondary and high school education in Malatya. He entered Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine in 1937 and graduated in 1943.

After his military service, he was appointed as the Central Malaria Control Physician of Aydın province in 1946, as the Laboratory Chief of Aydın Malaria Control Directorate in 1948, and as the Thrace Malaria Control Regional Directorate, headquartered in Edirne, in 1950. During these assignments, he traveled to the villages in Trakya and Aydın to drain the swamps and fight against mosquitoes.

Sent to Italy twice between 1950 and 1960 by the Ministry of Health and with a scholarship from the World Health Organization, Kazancıgil attended a one-month course at the “Institute Superiora Di Sanità” Malaria Institute in Rome.

Works

Edirne Mahalleleri Tarihçesi (1529–1990), Türk Kütüphaneciler Derneği Edirne Şubesi, Yayınları; 1990. Edirne İmaretleri, Kütüphaneciler Derneği Edirne Şubesi Yayınları; 1991. Edirne Helva Sohbetleri ve Kış Eğlenceleri, Türk Kütüphaneciler Derneği Edirne Şubesi Yayınları; 1993. Edirne'de Sultan II. Bayezıd Külliyesi, Türk Kütüphaneciler Derneği Edirne Şubesi Yayınları, 1994. Edirne Şehir Tarihi Kronolojisi (M:1330-H:1994), Türk Kütüphaneciler Derneği Edirne Şubesi Yayınları; 1995. Edirne Sağlık ve Sosyal Yardım Tarihi Edirne'de Osmanlı döneminden 2000 yılına kalan Mîmari Eserler,Edirne Valiliği Yayınları; 2000.

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