Background
Eczacibasi, Nejat F. was born on January 5, 1913 in Izmir, Turkey. Son of Süleyman Ferit and Saffet (Caferi) Eczacibasi.
Industrialist arts foundation executive
Eczacibasi, Nejat F. was born on January 5, 1913 in Izmir, Turkey. Son of Süleyman Ferit and Saffet (Caferi) Eczacibasi.
Master in Chemistry, University Chicago, 1935. Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, University Berlin, 1938. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Bosphorus University, Istanbul, Turkey, 1986.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Middle East Technology University, Ankara, Turkey, 1989.
President, Eczacibasi Group of Companies, Istanbul, since 1942; president, Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts, since 1973; president, Izmir (Turkey) Foundation for Culture, Arts & Education, since 1987.
Founder, president Economic & Social Studies Conference Board, Istanbul, since 1961. Co-founder, trustee Turkish Education Foundation, Istanbul, since 1967. Member Foreign Economic Relations Board (chairman since 1989), Conference Board New York (international counsellor emeritus since 1989), American Chemical Society, New York Academy of Sciences, Stanford Research Institute, Foundation Euopéenne de la Culture, Federation European Ceramic Manufacturers, Turkish Industrialists' & Businessmen's Association (co-founder, trustee & honorary president since 1971).
Married Beyhan Ergene, September 21, 1946. Children: Bülent, Faruk.