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February 16, 2026Chemistry International0 citationsOpen Access

The University of Zurich as Enabler of the First Female Doctors of Chemistry

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LMLeo Merz

Key Points

  • To highlight the University of Zurich's role in advancing women's opportunities in chemistry education.
  • Review of historical admissions records at the University of Zurich.
  • Analysis of the first woman awarded a doctorate in chemistry.
  • Examination of the university's recognition as a Chemical Landmark.
  • The University of Zurich was the first to admit women in chemistry studies.
  • It awarded the world's first doctorate in chemistry to a woman.
  • The university is recognized as a Chemical Landmark by the Swiss Academy of Sciences.

Abstract

Abstract The University of Zurich was the first university in Europe to admit women to study and the first in the world to award a doctorate in chemistry to a woman. The Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT) honors the university as a historically significant site of chemistry with a Chemical Landmark.

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Leo Merz (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6992b4919b75e639e9b097bchttps://doi.org/10.1515/ci-2026-0104
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