Elsa Mahler, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Elsa Mahler

Swiss professor (1882-1970)

Date of Birth: 15-Nov-1882

Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia

Date of Death: 30-Jun-1970

Profession: professor

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Elsa Mahler (15 November 1882 - 30 June 1970) was a Russian-born scholar of Slavic studies and folk arts who came to Switzerland in 1919/20 and was refused permission to return home by the new Soviet government.
In 1938 she became the first woman to be appointed to a professorship at the University of Basel.