Edith Farkas

This article is about the Antarctic researcher. For the lichenologist (born 1959), see Edit Éva Farkas.
The native form of this personal name is Farkas Edit Erzsébet. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Edith Farkas
Born
Edit Farkas

(1921-10-13)13 October 1921
Gyula, Hungary
Died3 February 1993(1993-02-03) (aged 71)
Wellington, New Zealand
Alma materVictoria University Wellington
Scientific career
FieldsAtmospheric Science
InstitutionsNew Zealand Met Office

Edith Elizabeth Farkas (13 October 1921 – 3 February 1993) was a New Zealand Antarctic researcher, best known for being the first Hungarian woman and also the first New Zealand MetService female staff member to set foot in Antarctica.[1] In addition she conducted world-leading ozone monitoring research for over 30 years.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Rosslyn Shanks". iwonderweather. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2016.