Maria Johanna Dahl | |
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Maria Johanna Grosset | |
Born |
Boromlia, Poltava region, Russian Empire | 26 July 1872
Died | 6 January 1972 | (aged 99)
Citizenship | Germany |
Known for | Die Tierwelt Deutschlands |
Spouse | Friedrich Dahl |
Scientific career | |
Fields | zoology, arachnology, carcinology |
Maria Johanna Dahl, née Grosset (26 July 1872, in Boromlya, Poltava Region – 6 January 1972) was a Ukrainian-born German zoologist, arachnologist, and carcinologist. Along with her husband, Friedrich Dahl, she was a co-author and editor of the zoological series Die Tierwelt Deutschlands, published between 1925 and 1968. [1]
Maria Johanna Grosset was born on 26 July 1872 in Boromlya, Russian Empire (currently in Poltava Region, Ukraine). [1] She was an honor graduate from the Girls Gymnasium in Kharkiv. [2] In 1889, Grosset became a teacher of culture. [3]
In 1890, Grosset immigrated with her family to Kiel, Germany, where she attended a vocational school. [3] She planned to study medicine, however, at that time only men could attend medical schools in Germany. [1] In 1891, Groset had to retake the exams, as her Russian diploma was not recognized in Germany. [3]
On 19 June 1899 Grosset married Friedrich Dahl. [3] The couple had four children. [4]
Due to Friedrich Dahl's health problems, the Dahl family moved to Greifswald where Dahl continued to live after her husband's death in 1929. [3]
Maria Dahl died on 6 January 1972 at the age of 99. [5]
From 1892 to 1899 Dahl was employed as an assistant to Karl Brandt at Zoological institute in Kiel where she was working with the collections from the 1889-90 Plankton-Expedition. [2]
In the two decades after getting married in 1899, Dahl was mainly occupied by the birth and education of her four children. [3] However, around 1907 her husband, Friedrich Dahl, encouraged her to pursue the work he had started on the corycacid copepods of the Plankton-Expedition. [2] Working at home, by 1912 Dahl had completed a monograph of excellence, planned as one part of the series. [5] In the foreword to her analysis of the copepod genus Corycacinen, Dahl apologized for not having a PhD in zoology and for taking too long to complete the task. [4]
After World War I Dahl was engaged in arachnid research along with her husband. [1] In 1920, Dahl began her research at the University of Berlin and was occupied with it until 1925. [3]
Dahl's and her husband's joint research culminated in publishing Die Tierwelt Deutschlands in 1925. [2] Friedrich Dahl was its founder and author of the first three volumes, while Maria co-authored the fifth volume and edited 15 volumes. [2] A review in Nature called Die Tierwelt Deutschlands "a reference book necessary to every library of zoology", noting that "each species is given an excellent and well-illustrated systematic description". [6] After Friedrich Dahl’s death in 1929, Dahl continued editing Die Tierwelt Deutschlands until 1968. [5]
Dahl also published several works on spiders and finished editing her husband’s book on Melanesia. [7]
Selected works: [3]
Maria Johanna Dahl | |
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Maria Johanna Grosset | |
Born |
Boromlia, Poltava region, Russian Empire | 26 July 1872
Died | 6 January 1972 | (aged 99)
Citizenship | Germany |
Known for | Die Tierwelt Deutschlands |
Spouse | Friedrich Dahl |
Scientific career | |
Fields | zoology, arachnology, carcinology |
Maria Johanna Dahl, née Grosset (26 July 1872, in Boromlya, Poltava Region – 6 January 1972) was a Ukrainian-born German zoologist, arachnologist, and carcinologist. Along with her husband, Friedrich Dahl, she was a co-author and editor of the zoological series Die Tierwelt Deutschlands, published between 1925 and 1968. [1]
Maria Johanna Grosset was born on 26 July 1872 in Boromlya, Russian Empire (currently in Poltava Region, Ukraine). [1] She was an honor graduate from the Girls Gymnasium in Kharkiv. [2] In 1889, Grosset became a teacher of culture. [3]
In 1890, Grosset immigrated with her family to Kiel, Germany, where she attended a vocational school. [3] She planned to study medicine, however, at that time only men could attend medical schools in Germany. [1] In 1891, Groset had to retake the exams, as her Russian diploma was not recognized in Germany. [3]
On 19 June 1899 Grosset married Friedrich Dahl. [3] The couple had four children. [4]
Due to Friedrich Dahl's health problems, the Dahl family moved to Greifswald where Dahl continued to live after her husband's death in 1929. [3]
Maria Dahl died on 6 January 1972 at the age of 99. [5]
From 1892 to 1899 Dahl was employed as an assistant to Karl Brandt at Zoological institute in Kiel where she was working with the collections from the 1889-90 Plankton-Expedition. [2]
In the two decades after getting married in 1899, Dahl was mainly occupied by the birth and education of her four children. [3] However, around 1907 her husband, Friedrich Dahl, encouraged her to pursue the work he had started on the corycacid copepods of the Plankton-Expedition. [2] Working at home, by 1912 Dahl had completed a monograph of excellence, planned as one part of the series. [5] In the foreword to her analysis of the copepod genus Corycacinen, Dahl apologized for not having a PhD in zoology and for taking too long to complete the task. [4]
After World War I Dahl was engaged in arachnid research along with her husband. [1] In 1920, Dahl began her research at the University of Berlin and was occupied with it until 1925. [3]
Dahl's and her husband's joint research culminated in publishing Die Tierwelt Deutschlands in 1925. [2] Friedrich Dahl was its founder and author of the first three volumes, while Maria co-authored the fifth volume and edited 15 volumes. [2] A review in Nature called Die Tierwelt Deutschlands "a reference book necessary to every library of zoology", noting that "each species is given an excellent and well-illustrated systematic description". [6] After Friedrich Dahl’s death in 1929, Dahl continued editing Die Tierwelt Deutschlands until 1968. [5]
Dahl also published several works on spiders and finished editing her husband’s book on Melanesia. [7]
Selected works: [3]