Milda Dorethea Prytz
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Milda Dorethea Prytz (April 22, 1891 – October 22, 1977) was a Norwegian chemist. She was a lecturer in chemistry at the University of Oslo, and is known for writing two popular textbooks on quantitative analysis and inorganic chemistry.


Early life and education

Prytz was born in
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, daughter of priest
Anton Jakhelln Prytz Anton Frederik Winter Jakhelln Prytz (14 February 1878 – 19 February 1945) was a Norwegian politician. Prytz was born in Oslo. He was minister of finance in the Nasjonal Samling, NS Quisling regime, government of Vidkun Quisling 1942&ndash ...
and Milda Dorothea Olsen, and sister of goldsmith Eiler Hagerup Krog Prytz Jr. and Fascist politician Frederik Prytz. She grew up in
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, until she moved with her parents to
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in 1904. She attended Bergen Cathedral School from 1908 to 1910. She was educated at the
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and gained her doctorate from the
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. Her thesis from 1925 is titled '.


Professional life

Prytz was a scientific assistant and
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at the University of Oslo for many years (1918–1948), and docent in chemistry 1948–1957. She published regularly in scientific journals on the polarographic analysis of
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s and electrolytic reduction of monovalent and polyvalent
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s. She also wrote the textbooks ''Quantitative Analysis'' and ''Inorganic Chemistry'', both of which had many editions.


References

1891 births 1977 deaths Norwegian women chemists Norwegian chemists Norwegian expatriates in Scotland 20th-century Norwegian women scientists {{Chemist-stub