Eva von Bahr (physicist)

Eva von Bahr
Born16 September 1874
Died28 February 1962(1962-02-28) (aged 87)
Stockholm, Sweden
CitizenshipSweden
Alma materUppsala University
Known forFirst Swedish female docent in physics
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsUppsala University
Brunnsviks folkhögskola
Academic advisorsCarl Wilhelm Oseen
Lise Meitner
Notes
She was a close friend of Lise Meitner.

Eva Wilhelmina Julia von Bahr-Bergius, (16 September 1874 – 28 February 1962) was a Swedish physicist and teacher at a folk high school. She was the first woman in Sweden to become a docent in physics. She is known for her contact with and support of the poet Dan Andersson, for her friendship and support of the physicist Lise Meitner, and as a Catholic writer.