Elise Hofmann (5 February 1889 – 14 March 1955 ) was an Austrian paleobotanist and

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. Born in

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, she graduated from the

University of Vienna The University of Vienna (german: Universität Wien) is a public research university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world. With its long and rich histor ...

in 1920. She produced over 120 works, including the 1934 book ''Palaeohistologie der Pflanze'' (''Paleohistology of the Plant''). She was made correspondent of the

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in 1931 and the in 1933.

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