Charlotte Auerbach

Charlotte Auerbach
Born	14 May 1899(1899-05-14) Krefeld
Died	17 March 1994(1994-03-17) (aged 94)
Nationality	Germany
Fields	genetics
Known for	mutagenesis
Notable awards	Darwin Medal 1977

Charlotte Auerbach, FRS (14 May 1899 – 17 March 1994) was a geneticist.

Born in Germany, she fled to England because of anti-Semitism. She became well known after 1942 when she, with A. J. Clark and J. M. Robson, discovered that mustard gas could cause mutations in fruit flies. This, and her later work, founded the science of mutagenesis.

In 1947, she published a book of fairy stories titled Adventures with Rosalind under the pen-name of Charlotte Austen. In 1977, she was awarded The Royal Society Darwin Medal.

Legacy

There is a street named Charlotte-Auerbach-Straße in Stuhr-Brinkum.

References

• Kilbey, B J (1995), "Charlotte Auerbach (1899-1994).", Genetics 141 (1): 1–5, 1995 Sep, PMC 1206709, PMID 8536959, http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=1206709 
• Kilbey, B J (1995), "In memoriam Charlotte Auerbach, FRS (1899-1994).", Mutat. Res. 327 (1–2): 1–4, 1995 March, PMID 7870080 
• Beale, G H (1995), "Charlotte Auerbach - 14 May 1899--17 March 1994", Biographical memoirs of fellows of the Royal Society. Royal Society (Great Britain) 41: 19–42, PMID 11615355 
• "Antimutagenesis and anticarcinogenesis mechanisms. Proceedings of the International Conference on Mechanisms of Antimutagenesis and Anticarcinogenesis. October 6–10, 1985, Lawrence, Kansas. Dedicated to Dr. Charlotte Auerbach and Dr. Takashi Sugimura", Basic Life Sci. 39: 1–605, 1986, PMID 3533038 
• Sobels, F H (1975), "Charlotte Auerbach and chemical mutagenesis", Mutat. Res. 29 (2): 171–80, 1975 Aug, doi:10.1016/0027-5107(75)90111-6, PMID 1102963 
• BBC Radio 4 In Our Time - GENETIC MUTATION - Steve Jones mentions Auerbach - streaming audio

External links

• Geoffrey Beale, an entry about Charlotte Auerbach, Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia

Persondata
Name	Auerbach, Charlotte
Alternative names
Short description	Geneticist, author
Date of birth	14 May 1899
Place of birth	Germany
Date of death	17 March 1994
Place of death	England

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