Elisabeth Altmann-Gottheiner

Elisabeth Altmann-Gottheiner (March 26, 1874 in Berlin, Germany – October 21, 1930 in Mannheim) was the first woman to become a university lecturer in Germany.

In 1904, she received a doctorate in Zurich, Switzerland. By 1908, she was a lecturer at the economic College in Mannheim, and by 1924 had a professorship in economics.

Academics

She wrote a number of books and articles on economic questions. From 1912 on she edited the feminist yearbook Jahrbuch der Frauenbewegung.[1]

The University of Mannheim grants the annual award "Elisabeth Altmann-Gottheiner-Preis" for students' theses on gender research.[2]

References

  1. "Altmann-Gottheiner, Elisabeth". Deutsche-Biographie.de. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
  2. "Elisabeth-Altmann-Gottheiner-Preis". University go Mannheim. Retrieved 2014-03-27.

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