AASP Primary Records Program A.C. Ibrahim

ICP Newsletter 5(1): p. 6, 1982.

AHMET CAN IBRAHIM (OKAY)
(1900-1981)

Professor A.C. Ibrahim (Okay) was a well-known figure in the world of stratigraphic palynology.

He was born in Tashkant, Turkistan in 1900. After accomplishing his primary education in Tashkant, he undertook his further studies in Faculty of Mining of Berlin Technical University, and then under the supervision of R. Potonie' at "Geologische Landesanstalt" in Berlin. Professor lbrahim (Okay) named 17 new genera and 67 new species in two of his publications during 1932-1933. In his study "Sporenformen des Aegirhorizonts des Ruhr-reiviers", he modified the previous systems developed by Reinch (1881), Bennie and Kidston (1886) and Pontonie' (1893), by adding two new form -genera- Aletes Ibrahim 1933 and Moneletes Ibrahim 1933. His original ideas of the artificial classification of fossil spores were later formally proposed by Potonie', as the "Turma" system, in 1952.

Professor Ibrahim (Okay) began his career at the University of Istanbul, where he lectured on many subjects of geological sciences. He was the head of Department of Geology (1950-1962) and chief of Mineralogv and Petrology Section (1962-1973). After having retired from the University in 1973, he continued his activities within the Turkish Committee for Palynology, where he was a founder member.

His absence will strongly be felt by the scientific circle, especially by T.C.P. in Turkey.