Aline Ehrlich

Aline Ehrlich, née Buchbinder (26 December 1928 – 5 February 1991), was a German-born freshwater biologist and geologist, recognized for her work on diatoms. She taught at the University of Paris, and then worked for twenty years for the Geological Survey of Israel, compiling the Atlas of the Inland-water Diatom Flora of Israel, which was published posthumously by the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.

Early life and education Ehrlich was born in Berlin, Germany, on 26 December 1928. She completed her secondary education in Pau, France. Ehrlich studied many subjects including chemistry, geology, botany and zoology at the University of Paris. It was at the university that Ehrlich developed her particular interest in diatoms.

Ehrlich was multi-lingual, speaking German, French, English, Russian and Hebrew.

Ehrlich died in 1991 aged 63, “after a severe and long-lasting disease”.

Publications Ehrlich, A. (Aline)., Aḳademyah ha-leʼumit ha-Yiśreʼelit le-madaʻim., Makhon ha-geʼologi (Israel). (1995). Atlas of the inland-water diatom flora of Israel. Jerusalem: Geological Survey of Israel.