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'''Eleonore Trefftz''' (15 August 1920&nbsp;– 22 October 2017) was a German [[physicist]] known for her work on [[molecular physics|molecular]] and [[nuclear physics]]. She was appointed as a Scientific Member of the [[Max Planck Institute for Physics and Astrophysics]] in 1971.<ref name="MPP">{{cite web|last1=Stramann|first1=Martin|url=https://www.mpp.mpg.de/en/what-s-new/news/detail/trauer-um-eleonore-trefftz/|title=Mourning for Eleonore Trefftz|publisher=[[Max Planck Institute for Physics]]|date=30 October 2017|accessdate=3 September 2018|archive-date=4 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904084651/https://www.mpp.mpg.de/en/what-s-new/news/detail/trauer-um-eleonore-trefftz/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
'''Eleonore Trefftz''' (15 August 1920&nbsp;– 22 October 2017) was a German [[physicist]] known for her work on [[molecular physics|molecular]] and [[nuclear physics]]. She was appointed as a Scientific Member of the [[Max Planck Institute for Physics and Astrophysics]] in 1971.<ref name="MPP">{{cite web|last1=Stramann|first1=Martin|url=https://www.mpp.mpg.de/en/what-s-new/news/detail/trauer-um-eleonore-trefftz/|title=Mourning for Eleonore Trefftz|publisher=[[Max Planck Institute for Physics]]|date=30 October 2017|accessdate=3 September 2018|archive-date=4 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904084651/https://www.mpp.mpg.de/en/what-s-new/news/detail/trauer-um-eleonore-trefftz/|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Biography==
== Biography ==
Trefftz was born in [[Aachen]], [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], on 15 August 1920.<ref name="TUGraduates">{{cite web|url=http://tu-dresden.de/die_tu_dresden/gremien_und_beauftragte/beauftragte/gleichstellung/dateien/eleonore-trefftz.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202025702/http://tu-dresden.de/die_tu_dresden/gremien_und_beauftragte/beauftragte/gleichstellung/dateien/eleonore-trefftz.pdf|title=Famous TU Graduates: Eleonore Trefftz|publisher=TU Dresden|archivedate=2 February 2016|accessdate=3 September 2018|language=German}}</ref> She was raised in [[Loschwitz]], [[Dresden]] from 1923, after her father {{illm|Erich Trefftz|de}} was appointed as a professor of [[applied mechanics]] at [[TU Dresden]] in 1922.<ref name="TUGraduates"/><ref name="father">{{cite web|url=https://portal.dnb.de/opac.htm?method=simpleSearch&cqlMode=true&reset=true&referrerPosition=0&referrerResultId=%22106437488%22%26any&query=idn%3D11772629X|title=Trefftz, Erich|publisher=Catalog of the German National Library|language=German|accessdate=3 September 2018}}</ref> Between 1941 and 1945, Trefftz studied at TU Dresden and remained here until 1948, where she engaged in research and made<!--check--> assignments on theoretical physics, assisted by [[Friedrich Hund]].<ref name="TUGraduates"/><ref name="TU2017">{{cite web|url=https://tu-dresden.de/tu-dresden/profil/exzellenz/news/tu-dresden-trauert-um-eleonore-trefftz?set_language=en|title=TU Dresden mourns the passing of Eleonore Trefftz|publisher=TU Dresden|date=25 October 2017|accessdate=3 September 2018}}</ref> In 1948, Trefftz became a research assistant at the [[Max Planck Institute for Physics|Max Planck Institute]] in [[Göttingen]], where she researched the transition probabilities of [[spectral line]]s.<ref name="MPP"/><ref name="TU2017"/>
Trefftz was born in [[Aachen]], [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], on 15 August 1920.<ref name="TUGraduates">{{cite web|url=http://tu-dresden.de/die_tu_dresden/gremien_und_beauftragte/beauftragte/gleichstellung/dateien/eleonore-trefftz.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202025702/http://tu-dresden.de/die_tu_dresden/gremien_und_beauftragte/beauftragte/gleichstellung/dateien/eleonore-trefftz.pdf|title=Famous TU Graduates: Eleonore Trefftz|publisher=TU Dresden|archivedate=2 February 2016|accessdate=3 September 2018|language=German}}</ref> She was raised in [[Loschwitz]], [[Dresden]] from 1923, after her father {{illm|Erich Trefftz|de}} was appointed as a professor of [[applied mechanics]] at [[TU Dresden]] in 1922.<ref name="TUGraduates" /><ref name="father">{{cite web|url=https://portal.dnb.de/opac.htm?method=simpleSearch&cqlMode=true&reset=true&referrerPosition=0&referrerResultId=%22106437488%22%26any&query=idn%3D11772629X|title=Trefftz, Erich|publisher=Catalog of the German National Library|language=German|accessdate=3 September 2018}}</ref> Between 1941 and 1945, Trefftz studied at TU Dresden and remained here until 1948, where she engaged in research and made<!--check--> assignments on theoretical physics, assisted by [[Friedrich Hund]].<ref name="TUGraduates" /><ref name="TU2017">{{cite web|url=https://tu-dresden.de/tu-dresden/profil/exzellenz/news/tu-dresden-trauert-um-eleonore-trefftz?set_language=en|title=TU Dresden mourns the passing of Eleonore Trefftz|publisher=TU Dresden|date=25 October 2017|accessdate=3 September 2018}}</ref> In 1948, Trefftz became a research assistant at the [[Max Planck Institute for Physics|Max Planck Institute]] in [[Göttingen]], where she researched the transition probabilities of [[spectral line]]s.<ref name="MPP" /><ref name="TU2017" />


In 1971, Trefftz became a Scientific Member of the [[Max Planck Institute for Physics and Astrophysics]];<ref name="MPP"/> she was the second woman to be appointed to the [[Max Planck Society]], after [[Margot Becke-Goehring]].<ref name="TU2017"/> While Trefftz primarily worked on [[molecular physics|molecular]] and [[nuclear physics]],<ref name="MPP"/> she was also associated with [[quantum chemistry]].<ref name="TU2017"/> Trefftz helped develop programming techniques to assist the Max Planck Institute in using computerised [[data processing]].<ref name="MPP"/> She spent the remainder of her scientific career at the Max Planck Institute,<ref name="Schmadel"/> becoming an Emeritus Scientific Member of the [[Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics|Institute for Astrophysics]] in [[Garching bei München]] upon her retirement. She died in Munich on 22 October 2017.<ref name="MPP"/>
In 1971, Trefftz became a Scientific Member of the [[Max Planck Institute for Physics and Astrophysics]];<ref name="MPP" /> she was the second woman to be appointed to the [[Max Planck Society]], after [[Margot Becke-Goehring]].<ref name="TU2017" /> While Trefftz primarily worked on [[molecular physics|molecular]] and [[nuclear physics]],<ref name="MPP" /> she was also associated with [[quantum chemistry]].<ref name="TU2017" /> Trefftz helped develop programming techniques to assist the Max Planck Institute in using computerised [[data processing]].<ref name="MPP" /> She spent the remainder of her scientific career at the Max Planck Institute,<ref name="Schmadel" /> becoming an Emeritus Scientific Member of the [[Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics|Institute for Astrophysics]] in [[Garching bei München]] upon her retirement. She died in Munich on 22 October 2017.<ref name="MPP" />


TU Dresden has introduced the Eleonore Trefftz Programme for Visiting Women Professors to support female scientists by providing year-long research and teaching roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tu-dresden.de/tu-dresden/profil/exzellenz/zukunftskonzept/gleichstellung/eleonore-trefftz-gastprofessorinnenprogramm|title=Eleonore Trefftz Programme for Visiting Women Professors|publisher=[[TU Dresden]]|accessdate=3 September 2018}}</ref> Minor planet [[List of minor planets: 7001–8000#266|7266 Trefftz]], discovered in 1973, was named in her honour.<ref name="Schmadel">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aeAg1X7afOoC&q=Eleonore+Trefftz&pg=PA568|title=Dictionary of Minor Planet Names|publisher=[[Springer Science+Business Media]]|first=Lutz D.|last=Schmadel|authorlink=Lutz D. Schmadel|date=10 June 2012|accessdate=3 September 2018|isbn=9783642297182}}</ref>
TU Dresden has introduced the Eleonore Trefftz Programme for Visiting Women Professors to support female scientists by providing year-long research and teaching roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tu-dresden.de/tu-dresden/profil/exzellenz/zukunftskonzept/gleichstellung/eleonore-trefftz-gastprofessorinnenprogramm|title=Eleonore Trefftz Programme for Visiting Women Professors|publisher=[[TU Dresden]]|accessdate=3 September 2018}}</ref> Minor planet [[List of minor planets: 7001–8000#266|7266 Trefftz]], discovered in 1973, was named in her honour.<ref name="Schmadel">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aeAg1X7afOoC&q=Eleonore+Trefftz&pg=PA568|title=Dictionary of Minor Planet Names|publisher=[[Springer Science+Business Media]]|first=Lutz D.|last=Schmadel|authorlink=Lutz D. Schmadel|date=10 June 2012|accessdate=3 September 2018|isbn=978-3-642-29718-2}}</ref>


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Eleonore Trefftz
Born(1920-08-15)15 August 1920
Aachen, Germany
Died22 October 2017(2017-10-22) (aged 97)
Munich, Germany
Scientific career
FieldsMolecular and nuclear physics
InstitutionsMax Planck Institute for Physics and Astrophysics

Eleonore Trefftz (15 August 1920 – 22 October 2017) was a German physicist known for her work on molecular and nuclear physics. She was appointed as a Scientific Member of the Max Planck Institute for Physics and Astrophysics in 1971.[1]

Biography[edit]

Trefftz was born in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, on 15 August 1920.[2] She was raised in Loschwitz, Dresden from 1923, after her father Erich Trefftz [de] was appointed as a professor of applied mechanics at TU Dresden in 1922.[2][3] Between 1941 and 1945, Trefftz studied at TU Dresden and remained here until 1948, where she engaged in research and made assignments on theoretical physics, assisted by Friedrich Hund.[2][4] In 1948, Trefftz became a research assistant at the Max Planck Institute in Göttingen, where she researched the transition probabilities of spectral lines.[1][4]

In 1971, Trefftz became a Scientific Member of the Max Planck Institute for Physics and Astrophysics;[1] she was the second woman to be appointed to the Max Planck Society, after Margot Becke-Goehring.[4] While Trefftz primarily worked on molecular and nuclear physics,[1] she was also associated with quantum chemistry.[4] Trefftz helped develop programming techniques to assist the Max Planck Institute in using computerised data processing.[1] She spent the remainder of her scientific career at the Max Planck Institute,[5] becoming an Emeritus Scientific Member of the Institute for Astrophysics in Garching bei München upon her retirement. She died in Munich on 22 October 2017.[1]

TU Dresden has introduced the Eleonore Trefftz Programme for Visiting Women Professors to support female scientists by providing year-long research and teaching roles.[6] Minor planet 7266 Trefftz, discovered in 1973, was named in her honour.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Stramann, Martin (30 October 2017). "Mourning for Eleonore Trefftz". Max Planck Institute for Physics. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Famous TU Graduates: Eleonore Trefftz" (PDF) (in German). TU Dresden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Trefftz, Erich" (in German). Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d "TU Dresden mourns the passing of Eleonore Trefftz". TU Dresden. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  5. ^ a b Schmadel, Lutz D. (10 June 2012). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Science+Business Media. ISBN 978-3-642-29718-2. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Eleonore Trefftz Programme for Visiting Women Professors". TU Dresden. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
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