Signe Schmidt-Nielsen | |
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 Schmidt-Nielsen in 1907 | |
| Born | Signe Torborg Sturtzen-Becker (1878-12-01)1 December 1878 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 1956(1956-00-00) (aged 77–78) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Burial place | Domkirkegården, Trondheim, Norway |
| Alma mater | Stockholm University |
| Occupations | Physicist and nutritionist |
| Organization | Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters |
| Spouse | Sigval Schmidt-Nielsen (m. 1907) |
| Children | 4, including Knut Schmidt-Nielsen |
| Relatives | Oscar Patric Sturzen-Becker (paternal grandfather) |
Signe Torborg Schmidt-Nielsen (née Sturtzen-Becker, 1 December 1878 – 1959) was a Swedish-Norwegian physicist and nutritionist. She was the first woman to become a member of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters.
Family
Signe Torborg Sturtzen-Becker[1] was born on 1 December 1878 in Stockholm. Her parents were Vilhelm Teodor Patrik Sturzen-Becker (1841–1910), the son of Swedish poet Oscar Patric Sturzen-Becker, and Astrid Sturzen-Becker (née Paykull, 1848–1908).[2]
Sturtzen-Becker married chemist Sigval Schmidt-Nielsen [no, sv] in 1907 in Stockholm.[3] They had four children,[2] including the physiologist Knut Schmidt-Nielsen (1915–2007), who emigrated to America and worked at Duke University.[4][5]
Career
Schmidt-Nielsen studied for her PhD in physics at Stockholm University[2] and was one of the first women in Sweden to receive a doctoral degree when she graduated in 1907.[1][6] She was also the first woman to become a member of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters.[2]
Schmidt-Nielsen collaborated with her husband in natural science research and publications,[1][7][8] including into the rennet of calves[9] and the vitamin content of herrings.[10]
Death
Schmidt-Nielsen died in 1959 in Stockholm.[1] She was buried at Domkirkegården, Trondheim, Norway.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b c d Andersen, Håkon With (2009). Aemula Lauri: The Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters, 1760-2010. Science History Publications. p. 269. ISBN 978-0-88135-383-9.
- ^ a b c d Ukjent (1923), Portrett av Signe Schmidt-Nielsen, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, retrieved 2 October 2025
- ^ Trætteberg, Marit (12 August 2025), "Sigval Schmidt-Nielsen", Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian), retrieved 2 October 2025
- ^ Trætteberg, Marit (18 August 2025), "Knut Schmidt-Nielsen", Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian), retrieved 2 October 2025
- ^ Blatteis, Clark M.; Taylor, Nigel A. S.; Mitchell, Duncan (22 September 2022). Thermal Physiology: A Worldwide History. Springer Nature. p. 572. ISBN 978-1-0716-2362-6.
- ^ Danielsson, Anna. (2007) "The gendered doing of physics: A conceptual framework and its application for exploring undergraduate physics students' identity formation in relation to laboratory work." PhD thesis, Department of Physics, Uppsala University. p. 12. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
- ^ Journal of the Chemical Society: Transactions. 1910. p. 801.
- ^ Krogh, August (21 May 2015). Osmotic Regulation in Aquatic Animals. Cambridge University Press. p. 232. ISBN 978-1-107-50248-2.
- ^ Euler, Hans von (1912). General Chemistry of the Enzymes. Wiley. p. 247.
- ^ Scientific Inquiry Memoranda. U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Fisheries. 1929.
