When was Kristine Bonnevie born?

Kristine Bonnevie was born on 8 October 1872 in Trondheim.

What positions has Kristine Bonnevie held?

Positions held by Kristine Bonnevie include: president (1922–1925); deputy member of the Parliament of Norway (1916–1918).

Where did Kristine Bonnevie study?

Kristine Bonnevie was educated at University of Oslo.

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Kristine Bonnevie

Norwegian biologist and Norway's first female professor (1872–1948)

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Kristine Elisabet Heuch Bonnevie was a Norwegian biologist. She was the first woman to graduate with a science doctorate in Norway, Norway's first woman professor, a women's rights activist, and a politician for the Free-minded Liberal Party. Her fields of research were cytology, genetics, and embryology. She was among the first women to be elected to political office in Norway. She suggested the epic voyage of her graduate student Thor Heyerdahl on the raft Kon-tiki, a voyage memorialized in the Kon-Tiki Museum, Oslo.

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Born: 8 October 1872 wd
Place of birth: Trondheim wd
Died: 30 August 1948 wd
Place of death: Oslo wd
Citizenship: Norway wd
Occupation: zoologist, university teacher, politician, geneticist, biologist wd
Political party: Free-minded Liberal Party wd
Education: University of Oslo wd

Positions held wd

president (1922–1925)
deputy member of the Parliament of Norway (1916–1918)

Awards wd

King's Medal of Merit (1920)
Fridtjof Nansen Award of Excellence, Mathematics-Natural sciences class (1935)
Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav‎ (1946)

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When was Kristine Bonnevie born?: Kristine Bonnevie was born on 8 October 1872 in Trondheim.
What positions has Kristine Bonnevie held?: Positions held by Kristine Bonnevie include: president (1922–1925); deputy member of the Parliament of Norway (1916–1918).
Where did Kristine Bonnevie study?: Kristine Bonnevie was educated at University of Oslo.

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