"Famous teachers of Karabagh" - Khudu Mammadov

The next historical figure of the "Famous Teachers of Karabagh" project of the Ministry of Education is Khudu Mammadov. He was born on December 14, 1927 in Marzili village of Aghdam region. In 1951, he graduated with honors diploma from the Azerbaijan State University (now Baku State University) and was assigned to the Institute of Chemistry of the Azerbaijan Academy of Sciences at the insistence of his teacher Heydar Efendiyev.

His research in the fields of crystallography, crystallochemistry, structural mineralogy, symmetry theory, and structural analysis, as well as in the fields of philosophy and cultural studies, brought him world fame. "It should be the homeland of the scientist, not the homeland of science," said Khudu Mammadov, who wanted children and youth to grow up in this spirit.

"Children should not be taught to love the homeland. Introduce the Motherland to them, and they will love the Motherland themselves ", he said.

The path opened by the prominent scientist in our science is called "Khudu school". Khudu Mammadov had founded the "Baku School of Crystallography" for the first time. Under his leadership, more than 40 high-level scientists were trained, 30 of them defended their PhD and 10 doctoral dissertations. Khudu Mammadov always spoke proudly about the teacher specialty and the art of teaching: “A teacher is not just a person who teaches, but just interacts with students in classrooms for an hour or two. A teacher is a person who builds a bridge between time and youth, shows an example to other people with his/her personality. A teacher is a living being who prepares the builders of tomorrow and has a great responsibility for the future of the nation. He is a teacher of the whole world, starting from ordinary youth”.

It should be noted that the "Famous Teachers of Karabagh" project provides information about famous people born in Karabagh and engaged in pedagogical activities. The aim of the project is to commemorate famous teachers originally from Karabagh.