Charlotte Auerbach, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charlotte Auerbach

Geneticist, author

Date of Birth: 14-May-1899

Place of Birth: Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date of Death: 17-Mar-1994

Profession: writer, zoologist, biologist, university teacher, geneticist

Nationality: United Kingdom, Germany

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Charlotte "Lotte" Auerbach FRS FRSE (14 May 1899 – 17 March 1994) was a German-Jewish geneticist who contributed to founding the science of mutagenesis.
She became well known after 1942 when she discovered with A.
J.
Clark and J.
M.
Robson that mustard gas could cause mutations in fruit flies.
She wrote 91 scientific papers, and was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and of the Royal Society of London. In 1976, she was awarded the Royal Society's Darwin Medal.
Aside her scientific contributions and love of science, she was remarkable in many other ways, including her wide interests, independence, modesty, and transparent honesty.