Hedwig Kohn
German-American physicist · Germany · On the map · Scientists · Lived 1887 to 1964 · aged 76
Hedwig Kohn was a physicist who was one of only three women to obtain habilitation in physics in Germany before World War II. Born in Breslau in the German Empire, she was forced to leave Germany during the Nazi regime because she was Jewish.
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She continued her academic career in the United States, where she settled for the rest of her life.
Country
Germany
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1887 to 1964 · aged 76
