Nationality German Name Ulla Mitzdorf | Died July 19, 2013 | |
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Institutions Technical University Munich, Max-Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Fields Neuroscience, Physics, Chemistry, Psychology, Physiology, Medicine, Gender studies Institution Technische Universitat Munchen, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich | ||
Ulla Mitzdorf (March 15, 1944 – July 19, 2013) was a German scientist. She contributed to diverse areas including physics, chemistry, psychology, physiology, medicine and gender studies.
Life
Mitzdorf gained her doctorate in 1974 at the Technical University Munich in theoretical chemistry. Subsequently she worked as scholar at the Max-Planck Institute of Psychiatry in Munich. In 1983 she habilitated in physiology, and in 1984 in medical psychology and neurobiology at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.
From 1988 to 2009 she was Fiebiger Professor for medical psychology at the Ludwig Maximilan University. Simultaneously, she was from 2000 to 2006 women's affairs officer and spokeswoman of the state conference of women and gender equality officers in Bavarian universities.
Mitzdorf died after a short illness on July 19, 2013, aged 69.