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Charlotte Auerbach

Geneticist, author1899 to 1994

Wikidata names Francis Crew and Hermann Joseph Muller as doctoral advisors. Linked to Wikidata, Wikipedia, and 4 other registers.

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Francis Crew
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Hermann Joseph Muller

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stated by WikidataFrancis Crewstated by WikidataHermann Joseph Muller
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stated by WikidataThomas Hunt Morgan

Theses

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The development of the legs, wings and halteres in wild type and certain mutant strains of Drosophila melanogaster
doctoral thesis, stated by Wikidata

Education and career2

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until 1936
University of Edinburgh
studied
undated
University of Edinburgh
worked

At a glance

known as: biologist, geneticist, university teacher, zoologist, writer
fields: genetics
awards: Darwin Medal, 1976, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1949, Keith Medal, 1945, Fellow of the Royal Society, 1957, Honorary doctor of Leiden University, 1975, Mendel Medal, 1977
member of: National Academy of Sciences, from 1970
Wikipedia: in 24 languages

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identity

stated by WikidataWikipediaCharlotte Auerbach
stated by WikidataWikidataQ72787
stated by WikidataVIAF2908149
stated by WikidataGND104638605
stated by WikidataIdRef255831331
stated by WikidataISNI0000000117375579

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Read on 22 October 2026. A citation names the day the record was read, not a version.

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@misc{academicancestry_Q72787,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Charlotte Auerbach: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q72787},
  note = {read on 2026-10-22}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 22). Charlotte Auerbach: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-22]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q72787