Eva von Bahr | |
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Born | 16 September 1874 |
Died | 28 February 1962 Stockholm, Sweden | (aged 87)
Citizenship | Sweden |
Alma mater | Uppsala University |
Known for | First Swedish female docent in physics |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | Uppsala University Brunnsviks folkhögskola |
Academic advisors | Carl 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.