Sophia Getzowa

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Sophia Getzowa

Chemistry

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Sophia Getzowa

Physics

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• Chemistry
• Physics

Sophia Getzowa's Degrees

• PhD Physics Belarusian State University
• Masters Chemistry Tel Aviv University

Why Is Sophia Getzowa Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Sophia Getzowa was a Belarusian-born pathologist and scientist in Mandatory Palestine. She grew up in a Jewish shtetl in Belarus and during her medical studies at the University of Bern, she became engaged to Chaim Weizmann, who would become the first president of Israel. Together they worked in the Zionist movement. After a four-year romance, Weizmann broke off their engagement and Getzowa returned to her medical studies, graduating in 1904. She carried out widely cited research on the thyroid, identifying solid cell nests in 1907.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Sophia Getzowa?

Sophia Getzowa is affiliated with the following schools:

• Belarusian State University
• Weizmann Institute of Science
• Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
• Hebrew University of Jerusalem
• Tel Aviv University
• University of Basel
• University of Bern