Katharina Boll-Dornberger (2 November 1909 – 27 July 1981), also known as Käte Dornberger-Schiff, was an Austrian-German physicist and crystallographer. [1] [2] She is known for her work on order-disorder structures. [1] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Life
Katharina Boll-Dornberger was born in Vienna in 1909 as the daughter of the university professor Walter Karl and Alice Friederike (Gertrude) Schiff. [7] She studied physics and mathematics in Vienna and Göttingen. [8] She wrote her dissertation under supervision of V. M. Goldschmidt on the crystal structure of water-free zinc sulfate in Göttingen and handed it in in Vienna in 1934. [8] [9] Afterwards, she conducted research in Philipp Gross's lab in Vienna. In 1937 she emigrated to England. [8] In England, she worked with John D. Bernal, Nevill F. Mott, and Dorothy Hodgkin. [7] She married Paul Dornberger in 1939. [7] Her sons were born in 1943 and 1946. [7] In 1946, she and her family returned to Germany. At first, she worked as a lecturer for physics and mathematics at the Hochschule für Baukunst in Weimar. Then, she moved to East Berlin. Starting in 1948, she was the head of a department at the Institut für Biophysik at the German Academy of Sciences at Berlin. [8] In 1952, she married Ludwig Boll (1911–1984), a German mathematician. [7] [10] [nb 1] In 1956, she became a professor at the Humboldt University. [7] In 1958, the Institut für Strukturforschung was created and she was head of the institute until 1968. [7] She died in 1981 in Berlin. [7]
Research
Her research focused on the crystallographic investigation of order-disorder structures. [1] She introduced groupoids to crystallography to describe disordered structures. [1] Roughly 2/3 of her 60 publications focused on order-disorder. [1] The other publications dealt with structure determination of organic and inorganic crystals, methods development in single-crystal diffraction, and the development of equipment for this purpose. [1]
Awards
For her work in crystallography, she was awarded two national awards by the German Democratic Republic:
- Patriotic Order of Merit in 1959 [11] [9]
- National Prize of the German Democratic Republic in 1960 [12] [9]
A street in Berlin is named after her. [9]
Notes
- ^ Ludwig Boll (1911-12-10 Gaulsheim, Germany – 1984-12-02), GND 1068090308, German mathematician. [1] [2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Steinike, U. (2002). "Katharina Boll-Dornberger geb. Schiff" (PDF). Mitteilungen der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Kristallographie (in German). 24: 62–75.
- ^ "Boll-Dornberger, Katharina" (in German). 2018-12-12.
- ^ Neels, H. (1979). "Laudatio Professor Käte Boll‐Dornberger". Kristall und Technik (in German). 14 (9): 1025–1026. doi: 10.1002/crat.19790140902.
- ^ Dornberger-Schiff, K. (1964). Grundzüge einer Theorie der OD-Strukturen aus Schichten (in German). Berlin, Germany: Akademie-Verlag.
- ^ Dornberger-Schiff, K. (1956). "On order-disorder structures (OD-structures)". Acta Crystallographica. 9 (7): 593–601. doi: 10.1107/S0365110X56001625.
- ^ Dornberger-Schiff, K. (1979). "OD Structures, — a Game and a Bit More". Kristall und Technik (in German). 14 (9): 1027–1045. doi: 10.1002/crat.19790140903.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Biography Humboldt University. Retrieved in October 2018.
- ^ a b c d Exhibition Humbold University. Retrieved in October 2018.
- ^ a b c d Neumann, Wolfgang; Benz, Klaus-Werner (2018). Kristalle verändern unsere Welt: Struktur - Eigenschaften - Anwendungen (in German). Berlin, Germany: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. p. 253. ISBN 978-3-11043907-6. OCLC 1037980301.
- ^ Heinsohn, Kirsten; Nicolaysen, Rainer, eds. (2021-03-29). Belastete Beziehungen: Studien zur Wirkung von Exil und Remigration auf die Wissenschaften in Deutschland nach 1945. Hamburger Beiträge zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte (in German). Vol. 27 (1 ed.). Wallstein Verlag. pp. 102–103. ISBN 978-3-83534527-0. ISBN 3-83534527-3. (371 pages)
- ^ "Hohe Auszeichnungen verliehen". Berliner Zeitung (in German). 1959-11-12. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
- ^ "Mit Nationalpreis 1960 geehrt". Neues Deutschland (in German). 1960-10-07. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
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Katharina Boll-Dornberger (2 November 1909 – 27 July 1981), also known as Käte Dornberger-Schiff, was an Austrian-German physicist and crystallographer. [1] [2] She is known for her work on order-disorder structures. [1] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Life
Katharina Boll-Dornberger was born in Vienna in 1909 as the daughter of the university professor Walter Karl and Alice Friederike (Gertrude) Schiff. [7] She studied physics and mathematics in Vienna and Göttingen. [8] She wrote her dissertation under supervision of V. M. Goldschmidt on the crystal structure of water-free zinc sulfate in Göttingen and handed it in in Vienna in 1934. [8] [9] Afterwards, she conducted research in Philipp Gross's lab in Vienna. In 1937 she emigrated to England. [8] In England, she worked with John D. Bernal, Nevill F. Mott, and Dorothy Hodgkin. [7] She married Paul Dornberger in 1939. [7] Her sons were born in 1943 and 1946. [7] In 1946, she and her family returned to Germany. At first, she worked as a lecturer for physics and mathematics at the Hochschule für Baukunst in Weimar. Then, she moved to East Berlin. Starting in 1948, she was the head of a department at the Institut für Biophysik at the German Academy of Sciences at Berlin. [8] In 1952, she married Ludwig Boll (1911–1984), a German mathematician. [7] [10] [nb 1] In 1956, she became a professor at the Humboldt University. [7] In 1958, the Institut für Strukturforschung was created and she was head of the institute until 1968. [7] She died in 1981 in Berlin. [7]
Research
Her research focused on the crystallographic investigation of order-disorder structures. [1] She introduced groupoids to crystallography to describe disordered structures. [1] Roughly 2/3 of her 60 publications focused on order-disorder. [1] The other publications dealt with structure determination of organic and inorganic crystals, methods development in single-crystal diffraction, and the development of equipment for this purpose. [1]
Awards
For her work in crystallography, she was awarded two national awards by the German Democratic Republic:
- Patriotic Order of Merit in 1959 [11] [9]
- National Prize of the German Democratic Republic in 1960 [12] [9]
A street in Berlin is named after her. [9]
Notes
- ^ Ludwig Boll (1911-12-10 Gaulsheim, Germany – 1984-12-02), GND 1068090308, German mathematician. [1] [2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Steinike, U. (2002). "Katharina Boll-Dornberger geb. Schiff" (PDF). Mitteilungen der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Kristallographie (in German). 24: 62–75.
- ^ "Boll-Dornberger, Katharina" (in German). 2018-12-12.
- ^ Neels, H. (1979). "Laudatio Professor Käte Boll‐Dornberger". Kristall und Technik (in German). 14 (9): 1025–1026. doi: 10.1002/crat.19790140902.
- ^ Dornberger-Schiff, K. (1964). Grundzüge einer Theorie der OD-Strukturen aus Schichten (in German). Berlin, Germany: Akademie-Verlag.
- ^ Dornberger-Schiff, K. (1956). "On order-disorder structures (OD-structures)". Acta Crystallographica. 9 (7): 593–601. doi: 10.1107/S0365110X56001625.
- ^ Dornberger-Schiff, K. (1979). "OD Structures, — a Game and a Bit More". Kristall und Technik (in German). 14 (9): 1027–1045. doi: 10.1002/crat.19790140903.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Biography Humboldt University. Retrieved in October 2018.
- ^ a b c d Exhibition Humbold University. Retrieved in October 2018.
- ^ a b c d Neumann, Wolfgang; Benz, Klaus-Werner (2018). Kristalle verändern unsere Welt: Struktur - Eigenschaften - Anwendungen (in German). Berlin, Germany: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. p. 253. ISBN 978-3-11043907-6. OCLC 1037980301.
- ^ Heinsohn, Kirsten; Nicolaysen, Rainer, eds. (2021-03-29). Belastete Beziehungen: Studien zur Wirkung von Exil und Remigration auf die Wissenschaften in Deutschland nach 1945. Hamburger Beiträge zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte (in German). Vol. 27 (1 ed.). Wallstein Verlag. pp. 102–103. ISBN 978-3-83534527-0. ISBN 3-83534527-3. (371 pages)
- ^ "Hohe Auszeichnungen verliehen". Berliner Zeitung (in German). 1959-11-12. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
- ^ "Mit Nationalpreis 1960 geehrt". Neues Deutschland (in German). 1960-10-07. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
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