Alice Archenhold

Alice Archenhold (née Markus; 27 August 1874 – 9 February 1943)[1][2] was a German astronomer whose husband was fellow astronomer Friedrich Simon Archenhold.[3][4]

Alice Archenhold
Born(1874-08-27)August 27, 1874
DiedFebruary 9, 1943(1943-02-09) (aged 68)
Theresienstadt Ghetto, Czechoslovakia
NationalityGerman
Spouse(s)Friedrich Simon Archenhold
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy

Alice Markus married Friedrich Simon Archenhold in July 1897 and they went on to have five children together. She was arrested and deported (along with her daughter Hilde) to Theresienstadt concentration camp, where she died on 9 February 1943.[5][6] She is commemorated on her husband's grave at the Zentralfriedhof Friedrichsfelde, Berlin.

In 2010 a street in Treptow-Köpenick was renamed after her as Alice Archenhold Weg.[4][7]

References
  1. Becker, Monika (1993). Juden in Treptow: sie haben geheissen wir ihr heisst (1. Aufl ed.). Edition Hentrich. pp. 10, 37. ISBN 3894680652.
  2. Frauenmosaik : Frauenbiographien aus dem Berliner Stadtbezirk Treptow-Köpenick (1. Aufl ed.). Trafo. pp. 13, 19. ISBN 9783896263438.
  3. "Einstein und Archenhold". www.einstein-website.de. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  4. Konrad Jarausch; Matthias Middell; Annette Vogt (9 January 2013). Geschichte der Universität Unter den Linden 1810-2010: Sozialistisches Experiment und Erneuerung in der Demokratie - die Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin 1945-2010. De Gruyter. pp. 182–3. ISBN 978-3-05-006313-3.
  5. "Alice Archenhold | Database of victims | Holocaust". www.holocaust.cz. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  6. Virginia Trimble; Thomas R. Williams; Katherine Bracher (18 September 2007). Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-387-30400-7.
  7. "Straßenumbenennung in Niederschöneweide". Berlin.de (archived). Retrieved 27 December 2018.
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