Kristine Elisabeth Heuch Bonnevie (1872-1948)

Description: The biologist, Kristine Elisabeth Heuch Bonnevie, was the first female member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters and, in 1912, the first woman to be appointed as a university professor in Norway. This photograph was taken by Watson Davis in July 1926 in Geneva, Switzerland, where Dr. Bonnevie was attending a meeting of the International Committee on Intellectual Cooperation. ..Creator/Photographer: Watson Davis..Medium: Black and white photographic print..: photography.si.edu/SearchImage.aspx?id=5853 ( http://photography.si.edu/SearchImage.aspx?id=5853 ) ..Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives ..Collection: Accession 90-105: Science Service Records, 1920s – 1970s - Science Service, now the Society for Science & the Public, was a news organization founded in 1921 to promote the dissemination of scientific and technical information. Although initially intended as a news service, Science Service produced an extensive array of news features, radio programs, motion pictures, phonograph records, and demonstration kits and it also engaged in various educational, translation, and research activities...Accession number: SIA2007-0318