Charlotte Auerbach
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| Charlotte Auerbach | |
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| Born | 14 May 1899 Krefeld |
| Died | 17 March 1994 (aged 94) |
| Nationality | German |
| Fields | genetics |
| Known for | mutagenesis |
| Notable awards | Darwin Medal 1977 |
Charlotte Auerbach FRSE FRS[1] (14 May 1899 – 17 March 1994) was a German zoologist and geneticist.[2][3][4][5]
Born in Germany, she fled to Scotland because of anti-Semitism. She became well known after 1942 when she, with A. J. Clark and J. M. Robson, discovered that mustard gas could cause mutations in fruit flies. This, and her later work, founded the science of mutagenesis.
In 1947, she published a book of fairy stories titled Adventures with Rosalind under the pen-name of Charlotte Austen. In 1977, she was awarded The Royal Society Darwin Medal.
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[edit] Legacy
There is a street named Charlotte-Auerbach-Straße in Stuhr-Brinkum.
[edit] References
- ^ Beale, G. H. (1995). "Charlotte Auerbach. 14 May 1899-17 March 1994". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 41: 20–11. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1995.0002.
- ^ Kilbey, B. J. (1995). "Charlotte Auerbach (1899-1994)". Genetics 141 (1): 1–5. PMC 1206709. PMID 8536959. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=1206709.
- ^ Kilbey, B. J. (1995). "In memoriam Charlotte Auerbach, FRS (1899-1994)". Mutation research 327 (1–2): 1–4. PMID 7870080.
- ^ "Antimutagenesis and anticarcinogenesis mechanisms. Proceedings of the International Conference on Mechanisms of Antimutagenesis and Anticarcinogenesis. October 6-10, 1985, Lawrence, Kansas. Dedicated to Dr. Charlotte Auerbach and Dr. Takashi Sugimura". Basic life sciences 39: 1–605. 1986. PMID 3533038.
- ^ Sobels, F. H. (1975). "Charlotte Auerbach and chemical mutagenesis". Mutation research 29 (2): 171–180. PMID 1102963.
[edit] Further reading
[edit] External links
- Geoffrey Beale, an entry about Charlotte Auerbach, Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia
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