Elisabeth Altmann-Gottheiner Explained

Elisabeth Altmann-Gottheiner
Birth Date:26 March 1874
Birth Place:Berlin
Death Place:Mannheim
Nationality:German
Occupation:Economist

Elisabeth Altmann-Gottheiner (March 26, 1874 – October 21, 1930) was one of the first women to become a university lecturer in Germany and a women's rights activist.

She was born in Berlin. In 1904, she received a doctorate in Zürich, Switzerland. By 1908, she was a lecturer at the economic College in Mannheim, and by 1924 had a professorship in economics. She died in Mannheim, aged 56.

Academics

She wrote a number of books and articles on economic questions. From 1912 on she edited the feminist yearbook Jahrbuch der Frauenbewegung.[1]

The University of Mannheim grants the annual award "Elisabeth Altmann-Gottheiner-Preis" for students' theses on gender research.[2]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Altmann-Gottheiner, Elisabeth. Deutsche-Biographie.de. 2014-03-27.
  2. Web site: Elisabeth-Altmann-Gottheiner-Preis. University go Mannheim. 2014-03-27.