Zdenka Samish | |
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| Born | March 13, 1904 |
| Died | March 8, 2008 (aged 103) Rehovot, Israel |
| Resting place | Rehovot Old Cemetery |
| Education | B.S., UC Davis, 1931 M.A., household sciences, UC Berkeley, 1933 |
| Spouse(s) | Moshe Rudolf Samish, PhD |
| Children | 2 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Food technology |
| Institutions | Agricultural Research Station (Volcani Center) |
| Thesis | The Effect of Excess Viosterol and of Parathyroid Extract upon the Tissues of Rats (1933) |
Zdenka Samish (Hebrew: זדנקה סמיש, also spelled Samisch) (March 13, 1904 – March 8, 2008)[1] was a Czech-Israeli food technology researcher. One of the first agricultural researchers in Mandatory Palestine and then Israel, she studied methods for industrial processing of fruits and vegetables, canning, and food infestation. Her research was published in numerous peer-reviewed journals.[2] She was director of the Department of Food Technology at the Agricultural Research Station (Volcani Center) in Rehovot from the early 1950s to 1969.
- ^ "Grave Site of Zdenka Samisch (1904–2008)". billiongraves.com. 2017.
- ^ Samish, Zdenka; Etinger-Tulczynska, R.; Bick, Miriam (1961-01-01). "Microflora within Healthy Tomatoes". Applied Microbiology. 9 (1): 20–25. doi:10.1128/AEM.9.1.20-25.1961. ISSN 0003-6919. PMC 1057663. PMID 13745913.