Gerta von Ubisch

Gerta von Ubisch (1882-1965) was a German physicist, geneticist, and botanist. She studied barley and found a genetic explanation for heterostyly. In 1933 she lost her position at Heidelberg University because of her Jewish heritage.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ Ogilvie, Marilyn Bailey; Harvey, Joy Dorothy (2000). The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: L-Z. Taylor & Francis. pp. 1312–1313. ISBN 9780415920407. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  2. ^ Deichmann, Ute (1999). Biologists Under Hitler. Harvard University Press. pp. 52–58. ISBN 9780674074057. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  3. ^ Remy, Steven P. (2002). The Heidelberg Myth: The Nazification and Denazification of a German University. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674009332. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
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