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01-07-2017 | Cover Editorial
Lina Stern (1878–1968): an outstanding scientist of her time
Published in: Child's Nervous System | Issue 7/2017
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Lina Stern (Fig. 1 and cover image) was born in Liepāja, the largest city in the Courland Region situated in western Latvia, on August 26, 1878. She was the eldest of seven children. Due to her Jewish origin, it was too hard for her to gain admission to Russian universities. For this reason, many Jewish students had to fulfill their education abroad [1]. Lina Stern was not the exception among many Jewish scientists. In 1898, Stern embarked on her undergraduate career as a medical student at the University of Geneva. Before her coming to Switzerland, she tried to gain admission to Moscow University [2].
Fig. 1 and cover image
Schematic drawing of the blood-brain barrier and photograph of Lina Stern while her attendance to the Ninth International Congress of Psychology, New Haven, Connecticut, USA, September 2–7, 1929 (with permission of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution Archives, SIA-2009-3770, Acc. 90-105-Science Service, Records, 1920s–1970s). Electron microscopic micrograph was obtained by a courtesy of Prof. Dr. Necdet Demir
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