Marianne Baudler (27 April 1921 – 5 March 2003) was a German chemist. She is known for her research on

phosphorus Phosphorus is a chemical element; it has Chemical symbol, symbol P and atomic number 15. All elemental forms of phosphorus are highly Reactivity (chemistry), reactive and are therefore never found in nature. They can nevertheless be prepared ar ...

Life

Marianne Baudler was born in Stettin. She started studying Chemistry at the Technische Hochschule Dresden in April 1940 and finished her studies with a Diplom in 1943. From 1943 to 1946, she worked on her dissertation in the group of Franz Fehér at the

University of Göttingen The University of Göttingen, officially the Georg August University of Göttingen (, commonly referred to as Georgia Augusta), is a Public university, public research university in the city of Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany. Founded in 1734 ...

. Starting in 1949, Baudler performed research at the

University of Cologne The University of Cologne () is a university in Cologne, Germany. It was established in 1388. It closed in 1798 before being re-established in 1919. It is now one of the largest universities in Germany with around 45,187 students. The Universit ...

. In 1952, she finished her habilitation. In 1963 she became extraordinary professor at the

. In 1968, the full professorship followed. From 1986 on, she was an emeritus professor.

Research

Her research focused on: * Small-ring phosphorus compounds * Phosphorus hydrides * Polycyclic organophosphanes * Mono- and polycyclic compounds of arsenic

Selected publications

Awards

* Alfred Stork Memorial Prize in 1986 * Member of the

Academy of Sciences Leopoldina The German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (), in short Leopoldina, is the national academy of Germany, and is located in Halle (Saale). Founded on 1 January 1652, based on academic models in Italy, it was originally named the ''Academi ...

starting in 1982 * Member of the

Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities The Göttingen Academy of Sciences (name since 2023 : )Note that the German ''Wissenschaft'' has a wider meaning than the English "Science", and includes Social sciences and Humanities. is the oldest continuously existing institution among the eig ...

starting in 1991 * Wiberg Lecture in 1992

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Baudler, Marianne 1921 births 2003 deaths 20th-century German chemists German women chemists 20th-century German women scientists Academic staff of the University of Cologne Members of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities