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Kazakhstan Remembers Akzhan Mashanov, Scientist Who Helped Bring Al-Farabi’s Legacy Home 

By Ayana Birbayeva  on 2 September 2026

ALMATY – Kazakhstan is marking the legacy of Akzhan Mashanov (1906–1997) on the 120th anniversary of his birth on Sept. 2, one of the country’s prominent scientists and an important figure in the development of Kazakh scientific thought. A geologist, engineer, educator, translator and researcher, Mashanov made significant contributions...