Elise Hofmann
Elise Hofmann (February 5, 1889 – March 14, 1955 ) was an Austrian paleobotanist and geologist. Born in Vienna, she graduated from the University of Vienna in 1920. She produced over 120 works, including the book 1934 Palaeohistologie der Pflanze (Paleohistology of the Plant). She was made correspondent of the Geological Survey of Austria in 1931 and the Landesmuseum Niederösterreich in 1933.[1][2][3] The standard author abbreviation E.Hofm. is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.[4]
References
- ↑ Haines, Catharine M. C. (2001). International Women in Science: A Biographical Dictionary to 1950. ABC-CLIO. p. 137. ISBN 978-1-57607-090-1.
- ↑ Ehrenberg, Kurt (1956). "Elise Hofmann" (PDF). Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien (in German) 96: 5–6.
- ↑ Kühn, O. (1956). "Elise Hofmann" (PDF). Mitteilungen der Geologischen Gesellschaft in Wien (in German) 49: 357–363.
- ↑ "Author Query for 'E.Hofm.'". International Plant Names Index.
Further reading
- Mohr, Barbara; Vogt, Annette (2001). "German women paleobotanists from the 1920s to the 1970s — or why did this story start so late?". Earth Sciences History 20 (1): 14–43. doi:10.17704/eshi.20.1.q7643x2308728m56.
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