Magda Staudinger

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Magda Staudinger
University of Berlin
University of Latvia
Occupationbiologist/botanist
Years active1927–1976
SpouseHermann Staudinger

Magda Staudinger (

Nobel Prize for Chemistry, and she published seven volumes of his works after his death. She was awarded the Grand Order of the Latvian Academy of Sciences
Medal for her contributions to the furtherance of science.

Biography

Magda Voita (

cell membranes. From that point on, they began collaborating on macromolecules.[6]

Magda Staudinger studied

colloids. Between 1969 and 1976, Staudinger edited and published seven volumes of the collected works of her husband.[2]

After Hermann's death in 1965, she became president of the

International Federation of University Women, serving until 1968.[2] She strove for more recognition of women in science and joined UNESCO to further those aims in the 1970s,[3] acting as president of the UNESCO German Science Commission from 1970 to 1975. She also was the first coordinator of the UNESCO Biosphere program.[2] In 1990, she was made an honorary member of the Latvian Academy of Sciences[1] and in 1991 she established a fund to assist those studying biology, chemistry and medicine in Latvia. In 1995, Staudinger set up a trust, the Magda and Hermann Staudinger Fund, for the benefit of retired members of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, to be used at the discretion of the academy for scholarships or other compensation.[2] In 1996, she was awarded the Grand Order of the Latvian Academy of Sciences Medal.[1][2]

Staudinger died in Freiburg im Breisgau on 21 April 1997 and was buried beside her husband at the Hauptfriedhof Freiburg Cemetery.[7]

Selected works

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Ogilvie & Harvey 2000, p. 1223.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Magda Štaudingere–Voita (Magda Staudinger–Woit)" (in Latvian). Riga, Latvia: Latvijas Zinātņu akadēmija. 25 November 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d Percec 2014, p. 42.
  4. ^ "History of the Botanical Garden". Riga Latvia: Latvijas Universitāte Botāniskais dārzs. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  5. ^ Percec 2014, p. 89.
  6. ^ a b Percec 2014, p. 130.
  7. ^ "Dr Magda Woit Staudinger". Find-a-Grave. Retrieved 23 November 2015.

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