Charlotte Auerbach
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 30 years ago |
Date of birth | May 14,1899 |
Zodiac sign | Taurus |
Born | Krefeld |
Germany | |
Date of died | March 17,1994 |
Died | Edinburgh |
United Kingdom | |
Parents | Friedrich Auerbach |
Job | Writer |
Geneticist | |
Education | University of Freiburg |
The University of Edinburgh | |
Awards | Darwin Medal |
Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |
Fellow of the Royal Society | |
Keith Medal | |
Grandparents | Leopold Auerbach |
Known for | Mutagenesis |
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ID | 1131859 |
Charlotte Auerbach Life story
Charlotte "Lotte" Auerbach FRS FRSE was a German geneticist who contributed to founding the science of mutagenesis. She became well known after 1942 when she discovered with A. J. Clark and J. M. Robson that mustard gas could cause mutations in fruit flies.