Marianne Baudler (27 April 1921 – 5 March 2003) was a German chemist. She is known for her research on

phosphorus Phosphorus is a chemical element with the symbol P and atomic number 15. Elemental phosphorus exists in two major forms, white phosphorus and red phosphorus, but because it is highly reactive, phosphorus is never found as a free element on Ear ...

Life

Marianne Baudler was born in Stettin. She started studying Chemistry at the TH Dresden in April 1940 and finished her studies with a Diplom in 1943. From 1943 to 1946, she worked on her dissertation in the group of Franz Fehér at the

University of Göttingen The University of Göttingen, officially the Georg August University of Göttingen, (german: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, known informally as Georgia Augusta) is a public research university in the city of Göttingen, Germany. Founded ...

. Starting in 1949, Baudler performed research at the

University of Cologne The University of Cologne (german: Universität zu Köln) is a university in Cologne, Germany. It was established in the year 1388 and is one of the most prestigious and research intensive universities in Germany. It was the sixth university to ...

. In 1952, she finished her habilitation. In 1963 she became extraordinary professor at the

. In 1968, the full professorship followed. From 1986 on, she was an emeritus professor.

Research

Her research focused on: * Small-ring phosphorus compounds * Phosphorus hydrides * Polycyclic organophosphanes * Mono- and polycyclic compounds of arsenic

Selected publications

Awards

* Alfred Stork Memorial Prize in 1986 * Member of the

Academy of Sciences Leopoldina The German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (german: Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften), short Leopoldina, is the national academy of Germany, and is located in Halle (Saale). Founded ...

starting in 1982 * Member of the

Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities The Göttingen Academy of Sciences (german: Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen)Note that the German ''Wissenschaft'' has a wider meaning than the English "Science", and includes Social sciences and Humanities. is the second oldest of the se ...

starting in 1991 * Wiberg Lecture in 1992

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Baudler, Marianne 1921 births 2003 deaths 20th-century German chemists German women chemists 20th-century German women scientists Academic staff of the University of Cologne Members of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities