Ordinarius Prof. Dr. Hamit Nafiz Pamir, the first Turkish geologist and founder of the earth sciences organizations in Turkey, died on June 6, 1976, in Istanbul. Bom on April 28, 1892 in Salonica, H.N. Pamir completed his high-school education at the Fevziye Mektebi (Salonica) and then attended the Salonica French High School, graduating in 1909 with a degree of Baccalaureate. Between 1909-1913, H.N. Pamir studied for his Master's degree at the University of Geneve. Then he worked for his Doctor's degree in geology under the supervision of Prof. Duparc, carrying out his field work in the Northern Urals. After his return to Turkey in 1915, H.N. Pamir organized, in close cooperation with W. Penck, the first Geology Department of the University of İstanbul. An old mansion—Abdulkerim Paşa Konağı—was bought for this purpose and the Geology Department was outfitted with appropriate classrooms, laboratories, a museum and a library. In 1925, H.N. Pamir was appointed Assistant Professor at the Geology Department which he helped to create. Subsequently he rose to professorship and finally he held the post of Professor Ordinarius at this university.