Ellen Gleditsch, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ellen Gleditsch

Radiochemist

Date of Birth: 29-Dec-1879

Place of Birth: Mandal, Southern Norway, Norway

Date of Death: 05-Jun-1968

Profession: pharmacist, professor, chemist

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Ellen Gleditsch (29 December 1879 – 5 June 1968) was a Norwegian radiochemist and Norway's second female professor.
Starting her career as an assistant to Marie Curie, she became a pioneer in radiochemistry, establishing the half-life of radium and helping demonstrate the existence of isotopes.