Cläre Hunsdiecker () (1903–1995) was a German chemist who worked with her husband

Heinz Hunsdiecker Heinz Hunsdiecker (22 January 1904 – 22 November 1981) was a German chemist who together with his wife Cläre Hunsdiecker (1903–1995) improved a reaction of Alexander Borodin now known as the Hunsdiecker reaction. They received both US and Ger ...

(1904–1981) to improve a reaction of

Alexander Borodin Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin (12 November 183327 February 1887) was a Russian Romantic composer and chemist of Georgian–Russian parentage. He was one of the prominent 19th-century composers known as " The Five", a group dedicated to prod ...

now known as the Hunsdiecker reaction. They received both US and German patents for the work.

Education

Hunsdiecker earned her Ph.D. from the

University of Cologne The University of Cologne () is a university in Cologne, Germany. It was established in 1388. It closed in 1798 before being re-established in 1919. It is now one of the largest universities in Germany with around 45,187 students. The Universit ...

. For many years, it was believed that there was no photographic image of Hunsdiecker in existence. In 2020, an image was located by an undergraduate student at the

University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne (colloquially known as Melbourne University) is a public university, public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in the state ...

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