Katherine Esau, born in 1898 in Ukraine, was a pioneering botanist who studied plant anatomy & viruses.
Esau began studying agriculture in 1916 in Moscow. Her family fled to Berlin & ultimately arrived in the US in 1922.
Esau earned a PhD & her research on plant structure spanned 7 decades. She wrote 6 textbooks & was the 6th woman elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
In 1989, Esau received the National Medal of Science. https://ccber.ucsb.edu/ucsb-natural-history-collections-library-and-historical-information-katherine-esau/life-katherine #HistoryRemix #science #history
The Life of Katherine Esau | CCBER
Growing up in Russia: The Esau Family Katherine Esau was born on April 3, 1898, in the city of Ekaterinoslav in the Ukraine. The city was named after Catherine the Great (as was Katherine Esau.ccber.ucsb.edu
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