Augusta Ärnbäck-Christie-Linde

Augusta Maria Christie-Linde was a Swedish zoologist, museum curator and educator. An active member of the zoological research community at Stockholm College from the early 1900s, she was the first woman to be appointed to a teaching position there and went on to earn a doctorate in 1908. She became a specialist in marine fauna, especially ascidians, and was recognized as one of the leading experts in the field. Her many scientific papers were published in German and English as well as in the Scandinavian languages. From 1916 to 1940, Christie-Linde established a close relationship with the invertebrate section of the Swedish Museum of Natural History where she spent short periods as curator.