Margarete Gussow
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Comment: "On an individual and exceptional basis" being granted a university chair while this was otherwise illegal is a strong indicator of notability, but the article needs reliable, independent sources. asilvering (talk) 19:15, 5 May 2022 (UTC)
Margarete Gussow (born 1896) was a German astronomer.[1]
Biography
Gussow studied mathematics, astronomy and physics in Berlin. In 1924 she was made an assistant at the observatory.[2] In 1933 she joined the Nazi Party.[3] In 1936 she published work on Epsilon Aurigae.[4] In 1938 she become a fulltime observer.
Under the Weimar Republic, only 1% of university chairs were held by women. On June 8, 1937, a law passed that stated only men could be appointed to these chairs, except in the social field. Nevertheless, on February 21, 1938, "on an individual and exceptional basis" following the lobbying of the Reichsfrauenführerin Gertrud Scholtz-Klink, the highest official of the female branch of the Nazi party, Gussow was granted a chair of astronomy.[5] Gussow was featured in an edition of the Nazi publication NS-Frauen-Warte.[6]
Gussow's fate after 1945 is unknown.[6]
References
- ^ "DHM, Bildberichterstatterin, Dr. Margarete Gussow (1896- )". www.dhm.de. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
- ^ "Margarete Güssow - The Mathematics Genealogy Project". www.genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
- ^ "2000JAHH....3..176H Page 176". adsabs.harvard.edu. Bibcode:2000JAHH....3..176H. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
- ^ Güssow, M. (1936-01-01). "Epsilon Aurigae". Veroeffentlichungen der Universitaetssternwarte zu Berlin-Babelsberg. 11: B1–B36. Bibcode:1936VeBB...11B...1G.
- ^ "Site de Francois Delpla :Les femmes ont-elles nazies ?". www.delpla.org. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
- ^ a b "Historisk astronomi De var Hitlers astronomer" (PDF). www.popularastronomi.se.
Category:Women astronomers Category:Women scientists Category:1896 births