Paula Hertwig
✓ Source-basedfallingGerman biologist, politician (1889-1983)
Paula Julie Elisabeth Hertwig was a German biologist and politician. Her research focused on radiation health effects. Hertwig was the first woman to habilitate at the then Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Berlin in the field of zoology. She was also the first biologist at a German university.
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Walter FriedrichAlso won Hervorragender Wissenschaftler des Volkes
Wilhelm HauchecorneAlso won Honorary doctor of the Heidelberg University
Otto LuegerAlso won honorary doctor of the University of Halle-Wittenberg
Hermann KlareAlso won Hervorragender Wissenschaftler des Volkes
Eva AltmannAlso won honorary doctor of the University of Halle-Wittenberg
Max JähnsAlso won Honorary doctor of the Heidelberg UniversityAbout this person
Paula Julie Elisabeth Hertwig was a German biologist and politician. Her research focused on radiation health effects. Hertwig was the first woman to habilitate at the then Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Berlin in the field of zoology. She was also the first biologist at a German university. Hertwig is one of the founders of radiation genetics alongside Emmy Stein. Hertwig-Weyers syndrome, which describes oligodactyly in humans as a result of radiation exposure, is named after her and her colleague, Helmut Weyers.
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