Ada Prins

Ada Prins
Ada Prins in 1931
Born(1879-09-18)18 September 1879
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died20 July 1977(1977-07-20) (aged 97)
Voorburg, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Alma materUniversity of Amsterdam
Occupation(s)chemist, author
Known forFirst Dutch woman to hold a doctorate in chemistry
RelativesHuibert Nicolaas Prins (brother)

Ada Prins (18 September 1879, Amsterdam – 20 July 1977, Voorburg) was a Dutch chemist and in 1908 became the first woman in the Netherlands to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry.[1]: 1057 

  1. ^ Ogilvie, Marilyn; Harvey, Joy (2003). The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: Pioneering Lives From Ancient Times to the Mid-20th Century. Routledge. ISBN 9781135963439.