Women in European Academies: From Patronae Scientiarum to Path-Breakers

Publicly Available Published by De Gruyter Akademie Forschung 2021

Women in European Academies

From Patronae Scientiarum to Path-Breakers

Edited by: Ute Frevert , Ernst Osterkamp and Günter Stock

Volume 3 in the series Discourses on Intellectual Europe

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110634259

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About this book

The volume examines the lives and achievements of women who played determining roles in the history of European academies and in the development of modern science in Europe. These persevering personalities either had a key influence in the establishment of academies ("Patronae Scientiarum") or were pioneering scientists who made major contributions to the progress of science ("path-breakers"). In both cases, their stories provide unique testimonies on the scientific institutions of their time and the systemic barriers female scientists were facing.

Conceptualized as a transversal series of biographical portraits, the contributions focus particularly on each personalities’ role in (or relation to) European academies, ensuring both a geographical and disciplinary balance. The co-editors of the volume are Professor Ute Frevert (Co-Director at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development), Professor Ernst Osterkamp (President of the Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung) and Professor Günter Stock (former ALLEA President).

Author / Editor information

U. Frevert, Max Planck Institute for Human Development; E. Osterkamp, Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung; G. Stock, ALLEA/BBAW.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Preface by Series Editor Antonio Loprieno Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Vorwort / Foreword Ute Frevert, Ernst Osterkamp and Günter Stock Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Sophie Charlotte (1668–1705): Die Frau, die das Warum des Warum wissen wollte / Sophia Charlotte (1668–1705): The Woman Who Wanted to Know the Why of Why Eberhard Knobloch Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Patrona Scientiarum? Maria Theresia als Gründerin der Brüsseler Akademie (1717–1780) / Patrona Scientiarum? Maria Theresa as Founder of the Academy in Brussels (1717–1780) Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger Publicly Available Download PDF	27
Lovisa Ulrikas (1720–1782) akademi: Sveriges första vittra kungliga akademi / Lovisa Ulrika’s (1720–1782) academy: Sweden’s first learned society Eva Haettner Aurelius Publicly Available Download PDF	55
Katharina die Große als Patronin von Bildung und Wissenschaften im Russischen Imperium (1729–1796) / Catherine the Great as patron of education and sciences in the Russian Empire (1729–1796) Jan Kusber Publicly Available Download PDF	87
Ersilia Caetani Lovatelli (1840–1925): La prima donna eletta nell’Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei / Ersilia Caetani Lovatelli (1840–1925): The first woman elected to the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei Paolo Sommella Publicly Available Download PDF	115
Beatrice Webb (1858–1943): “A career of disinterested research” Pat Thane Publicly Available Download PDF	137
Maria Skłodowska Curie (1867–1934), kobieta uczona / Maria Skłodowska-Curie (1867–1934), two-time Nobel laureate Hanna Krajewska Publicly Available Download PDF	153
Lise Meitner (1878–1968): Pionierin der Atomphysik / Lise Meitner (1878–1968): Pioneer in Nuclear Physics Doris A. Corradini, Katja Geiger and Brigitte Mazohl Publicly Available Download PDF	173
La primera acadèmica catalana: Caterina Albert (1869–1966) / The first female academy fellow in Catalonia: Caterina Albert (1869– 1966) Ramon Pinyol Publicly Available Download PDF	205
Johanna Westerdijk, an extraordinary professor and pioneer in plant pathology (1883–1961) Patricia Faasse Publicly Available Download PDF	225
Cosán corrach Eleanor Knott MRIA (1886–1975) / Eleanor Knott MRIA (1886–1975): “And there were other barriers” Eoin Mac Cárthaigh Publicly Available Download PDF	239
Professori Ella Kivikoski (1901–1990): suomalainen tiedenainen arkeologiassa / Professor Ella Kivikoski (1901–1990): A Finnish female scientist in archaeology Minna Silver Publicly Available Download PDF	267
Dorothy Hodgkin (1910–1994): Crystallographer, Chemist, and Role Model Eleanor Dodson Publicly Available Download PDF	307
The Editors / The Authors Publicly Available Download PDF	321

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Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Akademie Forschung
Audience: Academics (European history, history of science, women's studies), general public
Pages
- Front matter: 14
- Main content: 325
Keywords: Women Scientists; Academies of Science; Modern Science; Europe

eBook

Published: December 7, 2020
ISBN: 9783110634259

Hardcover

Published: December 7, 2020
ISBN: 9783110633443

Paperback

Published: December 19, 2022
ISBN: 9783111088457