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Margarethe Selenka | |
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Born | Margarethe Lenore Heinemann 7 October 1860 Hamburg |
Died | 16 December 1922 Munich |
Other names | Margarethe Zelenka |
Occupation(s) | Anthropologist, zoologist, feminist, pacifist |
Spouse | Emil Selenka |
Margarethe Lenore Selenka (née Heinemann; 7 October 1860, Hamburg – 16 December 1922, Munich), also known as Margarethe Zelenka,[1] was a German zoologist, anthropologist, feminist and pacifist.[2] She researched apes and led scientific expeditions to the Dutch East Indies.